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U.S. Attorney

FORD PARK
Malcolm Bales
bids farewell
to life of
public service

VOTE DELAYED
Double arrests spark
bond changes
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2A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER 3A

Once charged, twice arrested

Loophole requiring second bond now closed Jefferson County Clerk
Administrator Becky Garcia
said the number of warrants
By Jennifer Johnson Such policy has led to sig- issued for At Large Without
Supervising Editor nificant complaints from indi- Proper Bond, according to the
viduals charged with crimes, countys records for January
Days of defendants in Jef- attorneys and court staff. through September of this
ferson County being arrested Crenshaw said he looked up
year, was 351. January through
two times for one crime are the law for himself, and found
coming to an end after judges no interpretation that would December 2015, there were
determined the practice is not allow for someone to be arrest- 455 At Large Without Proper
only unfair, but also illegal. ed more than one time for the Bond warrants generated, and
The double-arrest problem same offense just because the January through December
is manifested in the form of DAs office hadnt filed charg- 2014, there were 305.
expired bail bonds made out es by a given date not deter- Please remember that most
for defendants who mined under the stat- of the time this type of warrant
are arrested without ute of limitations. is issued because the District
an indictment. As an The new policy of Attorneys Office failed to file
arbitrary deadline this court is that once the case timely before the
passes usually 60 the case is filed by the surety bond expired, Garcia
days the defendants DAs Office and the explained. However, there
release is no longer previous bond has are other instances this type of
secured by bond if the expired, a summons warrant can be issued; if a
district attorney has or notice will be judge feels the amount of bond
not filed a case on the mailed to the defen- the defendant is currently on
accused. Should the dant at the last known isnt sufficient, then he can
state then pursue Crenshaw address he/she gave order the bond to be raised,
charges on the case his bondsman, and which will result in a warrant
after the bond expiration, a the defendant will be instruct- for the defendants arrest
new warrant is then issued and ed to appear in court for because the bond isnt proper
the accused arrested once arraignment, Crenshaw deter- anymore (not in the correct
again and forced to make bail. mined, which effectively end- amount).
When County Court at Law ed warrants on expired bonds. Texas Code of Criminal
No. 2 Judge Cory Crenshaw Should the defendant fail to Procedure does allow for issu-
took the bench last year, it appear in court for arraign- ance of At Large Without
didnt take long to see there ment, then the court will direct Proper Bond warrants for
instances of increasing bond laws on the books related to meanor. (Its usually
was a need for change. the clerk to issue a warrant for bond expiration several going to be a DWI or drug
In my court, its the top being At Large Without Proper should a judge so decide, and
for whenever, during the months ago, and came to the offense most of the time.)
complaint of those accused of Bond. Should the defendant Accusation is 60 days, which
a crime, Crenshaw told the appear as directed at his/her course of the action, the judge conclusion that Jefferson
or magistrate in whose court Countys policies were in is a number I dont know
Jefferson County Bail Bond arraignment, then the court where that number comes
Board on Thursday, Sept. 15. will issue a personal bond such action is pending opposition to to the
finds that the bond is law, although the rev- from but before the case is
They dont understand why assuming other good cause filed, when the 60 days runs
they allegedly committed one does not exist for a new surety defective, excessive elation presented no
or insufficient in easy or quick fix. out, the bondsman is allowed
crime and got arrested twice. bond. The attorney represent- to get off the case free and
Its something we hear ing the defendant may also amount. However, The discussion
also according to the among the Bail Bond clear.
almost every day so I tried contact the court prior to the Then the state will or the
to make a few changes. arraignment date and allow his legislation, When a Board can be traced
defendant has once back to at least March DAs office will file the case;
According to a memo Cren- client to appear in court and then a warrant will go out
shaw sent to CC2 court coor- beforehand for the purposes of given bail for his of this year. At that
appearance in answer time, County Court at and another bond will have to
dinator Tina Landry, Previ- making the personal bond to be posted. I dont think thats
ously, the policy and proce- avoid re-arrest. to a criminal charge, Law No. 3 Judge
he shall not be Woods Clint Woods raised fair. I dont know what the
dure of the local courts was It wasnt a perfect fix, Cren- solution is.
that after a bond expired in shaw said. required to give some concern over
another bond in the course of bond expiration. Assistant District Attorney
either 60 or 180 days and the That was more fair Cory Kneeland said that meet-
DAs Office filed the case, the (and) prevented this routine the same criminal action Thats become an issue in
except as herein provided. misdemeanor courts, he said. ing the 60-day accusation peri-
court would then direct the problem we seemed to be hav- od before bonds expire is no
clerk to issue a warrant for the ing, he said. It was my Jefferson County 252nd What I found out is that what
is taking place is somebody easy feat and that the prosecut-
defendant for being At Large Band-Aid for a temporary District Judge Raquel West
Without Proper Bond. solution. said she started looking up the will get arrested on a misde- See BONDS on page 9A
 4A THE EXAMINER
Vacation delays
Ford Park vote
By Jennifer Johnson
Supervising Editor
At least another week will
tick by while Jefferson Coun-
tys elected commissioners
and County Judge Jeff Branick
ponder the management of the
publicly-subsidized and pri-
vately-run Ford Park Enter-
tainment Complex. The matter
was set to be finalized by Oct.
1 to abide by terms set forth in
the current management agree-
ment with SMG, but a late-
announced absentee Judge Jeff
Branick asked that the vote be
tabled until he can be in atten-
dance.
While Branick is away the
rest of the panel did vote to
approve the tax rate and adopt
the county budget for the
upcoming fiscal year.
A longtime staple on
Commissioners
Court, Alfred said it
was unprecedented to
take off when the
budget is up for adop-
tion. Which is why he
was there for the
Monday, Sept. 26,
meeting although he,
too, is anticipating Branick
some personal time
off county business. Now,
Alfred said he wont be able to
take his scheduled vacation
next week, either, as he also
wants to be in attendance for
the Ford Park management
contract vote.
When Branick announced
he would not be in attendance
for the scheduled Ford Park
vote this past Monday, county
personnel inked a deal with
SMG to extend the deadline to
approve a contract until Oct.
14. Commissioner Michael
Shane Senegal questioned
the two-week delay, and was
adamant that the body of elect-
ed officials be set to decide on
the matter when the court meets
again on Monday, Oct. 3.
The process to select a man-
agement team for Ford Park
has already been quite lengthy,
with requests for proposals
going out to interested parties
for submission no later than
Tuesday, July 12. Only two
agencies submitted proposals
for the management contract
current management team
SMG, and competitor Spectra.
SMG has held the manage-
ment contract since 2002,
when Ford Park was first
opened, and has been running
a roughly $2 million deficit
each year. The $2 million in
public subsidy does not
include hundreds of thousands
of dollars also given to SMG
to run Ford Park through hotel
taxes paid by fees placed on
guests at Jefferson County
accommodations.
When given the opportunity
to present a platform as to why
Jefferson County Commis-
sioners should select one com-
pany over the other, Spectra
said they could do the same
job for less money. Spectra
presenters were given
the ear of the court
Sept. 8, and outlined
where money could
not only be saved, but
services could be bet-
tered. The agency
even went so far as to
sweeten the deal with
cash collateral, and a
fee scale where Spec-
tra would collect less
franchise fees if they
couldnt bring down the defi-
cit currently in effect at Ford
Park.
SMG presenters said they,
too, could relieve some cost -
although it was never explained
as to why they havent already
induced these cost-saving
measures and revolutionary
ideas during the 15 years it has
run the entertainment com-
plex.
Bottom line, Commis-
sioner Alfred said from the
dais as SMG executives com-
pleted their presentation,
youve had 15 years.
Now, SMG wants another
five years. After the oral pre-
sentations, each company was
asked to submit a best and
final offer; those submissions
have not been made public.
Who will be selected could
be decided as early as Mon-
day, Oct. 3, but the current
contract with SMG for Ford
Parks management does not
expire until March 2017.
Marco Hernandez addresses the
Beaumont City Council.
Photos by Sharon Brooks
Beaumont paves way for
hard-surface soccer court
By Sharon Brooks
City Editor
After police told him and his friends they
could no longer use tennis courts at city parks
to play their favorite sport, local futsal enthu-
siast Marco Hernandez suggested the city
invest in a court for the sport, a type of hard-
court soccer popular in Latin countries.
Several months ago, Hernandez and friends
were playing futsal on a tennis court at Cen-
tral Park in Beaumont when officers told the
group they were damaging the walls and
had to stop. Hernandez asked where
they could play, but nowhere in
Beaumont is set up to accommodate
the sport. Thats when Hernandez
decided to approach the Beaumont
City Council.
During a work session at the coun-
cil meeting Sept. 27, Hernandez
addressed the council, who were all on
board to move forward with his request.
City Manager Kyle Hayes described futsal,
saying, Its an abbreviated form of soccer
actually founded in the 1930s in Uruguay.
They play usually five against five on a
hard surface.
Thats what made the tennis courts such an
attractive prospect for the players, Hayes sur-
mised. So, Hayes said, if the city wanted to
move forward with the futsal court, it would
be a natural choice to repurpose two of the
tennis courts at Central Park and add features
to them in order to create a futsal court with-
out starting from scratch.
Ward 1 Councilman Claude Guidroz
championed Hernandezs cause, Hayes
said, and city staff went to work to get an
estimate on what it would cost to create a fut-
sal court at one of the local parks including
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
lights for the court, about $110,000.
(Hernandez) and his friends were told to
leave a tennis facility, Guidroz commented.
They didnt challenge the officers. They
were taught to respect the police. They
respectfully left. They found out they could
go to a group that manages the city, and they
came politely and began to ask how the pro-
cess works.
The point is, these are the kinds of young
people that are not being disrespectful.
Theyre not joining gangs. Theyre com-
ing here, and theyre asking their
city leaders, and some of them
may become city leaders I
would hope so in the future.
Theyre doing it the right way.
I want to thank you for
dreaming big, Marco.
Hernandez said he first
encountered futsal in Barcelona,
Spain when studying abroad as a stu-
dent at Lamar University. He immediately fell
in love with the sport and saw its potential.
After my studies, I did a little tour and saw
the soccer courts there, Hernandez recalled.
The first thing that came to my mind is,
Beaumont needs this. That was my first
thought. And I thought, if we had one of
these, there would be a magnitude of people
there.
Hernandez said the sport is physically chal-
lenging and technical, exercising both body
and mind.
This is something that adults are going to
be able to play, myself as well, but at the end
of the day, its for the generations to come.
This here is a moment, history in the making.
It will make history. One of my friends sent
me a video and they made a futsal court, I
See FUTSAL on page 9A
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER 5A

Vidor opposes county funding of state highways

By Sharon Brooks projected cost for the road- attempt to gets its budget back county employees in an it would take to start the 299
City Editor ways construction. However, on track. Some county posi- attempt to balance the budget project, Viator believes it
Viator explained, the county tions have been eliminated and there. If the county were to
Sept. 22, 2016, the Vidor has been cutting costs to benefits decreased for certain dedicate the amount of money See VIDOR on page 9A
City Council passed a resolu-
tion opposing the Orange
County Commissioners Court
financing, either in part or full,
any Texas Department of
Transportation roadway.
Unfortunately during the
past several years, the county
residents who live inside an
incorporated city limits such
as Vidor have seen less and
less of a return for their county
tax dollars, explained Vidor
Mayor Robert Viator Jr. Fif-
ty-three percent of Orange
County residents live inside a
city. These Orange County
residents should receive the
same amount of county ser-
vices as do the residents who
live in the
unincorpo-
rated areas
of the coun-
ty. Those of
us who live
in the cities
dont receive
a reduced
tax rate from
the county,
so we should Viator
not receive
reduced services. If the county
decides to finance, in any
amount, a TxDOT road, it is
going to increase the strain on
an already strained budget.
Viator explained that the res-
olution sums up the concerns of
the City of Vidor, and empha-
sized that the state, not Orange
County, should pay for TxDOT
roadways. He stated he has
reached out to various officials
of the neighboring cities of the
county, and he is hopeful that
the other cities will approve
similar resolutions.
Viator was reacting to
recent discussions by Orange
County commissioners about
the FM 299 project Orange
County has been considering
for many years and for which
TxDOT has offered to partial-
ly fund using pass-through
tolls. TxDOT has threatened
to pull a $28 million-plus con-
tribution promised to the
county for the project. The
county itself would have to
come up with the money ini-
tially and would be reimbursed
by pass-through tolls for the
majority of the $30 million
 6A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Saying goodbye
By Sharon Brooks
City Editor
served as an FBI agent for
seven years.
Personal life
A look back with U.S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of Texas John Malcolm Bales
Bales was born in Del Rio,
My dad was a career U.S. Texas, on Laughlin Air Force
At the stroke of midnight on Air Force fighter pilot, and his
Sept. 30, U.S. Attorney for the service to the nation was a Base and was one of four sib-
Eastern District of Texas John great encouragement to me, lings, with two sisters and a
Malcolm Bales will bid his but I did not want to be just brother. Growing up, he
office farewell, and while he like him and so I purposed in enjoyed playing all types of
has cherished serving, he says my teenage years to serve, as sports, collecting baseball
he is ready to start enjoying his he did, but in law enforce- cards, rock collecting, learning
hard-earned retirement. ment, Bales explained. I about Texas and studying his-
I love my job, Bales said of aimed high and thought I tory, especially American his-
being U.S. Attorney. The would try to be an FBI agent. tory. The son of an Air Force
Department of Justice has pro- At that time, I believed that fighter pilot known to his fam-
vided for me a place to be part you had to be an attorney or ily as the Colonel, Bales
of something that is so much perhaps an accountant to moved around a lot but nur-
bigger than me. We defend the become an agent that was tured his love for law right
Constitution, and the values and not true but I enrolled in law here in Texas, where he also
precepts in that formative docu- school at the University of met his sweetheart.
ment are worth giving your life Texas with that sole ambition. As an Air Force brat, I
for. The concept of justice under I did become a Special moved every three or four
the law and not man is the Agent and thought I would be a years and attended many
essential building block of our career FBI agent, but after six schools, Bales recalled. I
American freedoms and I have years or so it was clear to me graduated from Fort Hunt
been privileged to have built a that Assistant U.S. Attorneys High School in Alexandria,
career on that notion. The many (AUSA) would have more Virginia. I attended and gradu-
opportunities that I have had to impact on the outcome of ated from the University of
right wrongs and to stand for the investigations than I would as Texas at Austin (UT), and then
truth in a particular case or mat- an agent. I knew I wanted to be went to law school at UT,
ter has been a rich privilege. an AUSA, and Bob Wortham, graduating in 1980. As the officers gather at the front steps of the Beaumont Police Depart-
I thought it would be an against all odds, gave me a While earning his under- ment downtown station May 12 to honor heroes of justice slain in the line
interesting, good job; I was chance to do just that. I will graduate degree, Bales met of duty, U.S. Attorney John Malcolm Bales speaks of the great bravery of
right, it has been, but it has be forever grateful to him. Betsy Shannon in a science those who daily risk their lives for their communities.
been so much more. I have the When speaking about his class, and the two fell in love.
They married in 1979 and ultimate nomination by Presi- cesses, and for him, he said, no
chance to work on issues that I former protg, Wortham told dent Obama can be explained. case is small; they are all
did not dream of, much less The Examiner, He was the have six children. The family
experienced a deep loss when Since then, I have fallen important.
plan to accomplish. And now first attorney I hired who more deeply in love with East Not every case that I have
at this point of my life, having applied for the job. It was one the couples eldest son died in
a car accident when he was 17. Texas. I believe that my mis- worked on has been a big
served as the U.S. Attorney for of the best decisions I made sion is to help my office be a case, Bales commented, but
the past seven years or so, all I when I was in that office. He was a wonderful kid,
and we miss him very much, shield for the innocent and a in another, more important
can really say is thank you After years of dedicated sword of justice for the guilty. way, they were all big to the
God and thank you East Texas. service to the nation, Bales Bales said before adding that
he and Betsy are thankful for That is our calling, and I feel individuals that I prosecuted,
I am so grateful for the profes- said he is prepared to say incredibly blessed to be a part the victims that I helped, and
sional life I have enjoyed and goodbye to his office. their surviving children and
have a lot of successes to cel- of that mission. the agents and officers I had
the people that I have served. When you are the recipient the privilege of working with.
Malcolm Bales has served of a presidential appointment, ebrate. On the job
as United States Attorney for you always know that you will Bales described his life as a During his long tenure, I always tried to be scrupu-
the Eastern District of Texas then serve at the pleasure of quintessential American story Bales has appeared in every lously fair, honest with the
since May 1, that president, middle-class upbringing, a courthouse in the expansive facts, and just in my actions,
2009, serving said Bales. Presi- patriotic outlook with a belief district and accomplished and I think most of the people
with distinction dent Obamas term that you can earn opportunities much, successfully prosecuting that my work impacted would
on both an in office is coming with hard work and the provi- the majority of cases presented agree with that assessment.
interim and act- to an end; conse- dential care of God. to his office. According to an I have long believed that
ing basis pre- quently, mine is as I have worked hard but, article from The Examiners law enforcement is a God-
ceding his nom- well. more than just my effort, I archives by his late brother-in- ordained function that is not
ination by Pres- I have had the have profited from the kind- law James Shannon, Bales has just necessary but is vital to a
ident Barack pleasure and honor ness of many people in my prosecuted cases ranging from healthy culture. From the very
Obama on June of serving as U.S. career who gave me chances multi-million dollar Ponzi beginning, our nation was
28, 2011. Bales Attorney for seven to learn and to be successful, schemes to death penalty cases founded on the ideal that the
took his oath of and one-half years said Bales. I have worked for involving federal prison rule of law, and not the whim of
office in mid- and honestly, I am and with awesome, like-mind- inmates to grisly souvenir personality, would be the hall-
November ready for a change. ed people over the past 34 hunters who illegally kept mark of American civilization.
2011, but had The job is endless- years, and when the call came debris that rained over the My oath of office speaks to my
been with the John Malcolm Bales as a child ly fascinating and in 2009 to serve as U.S. Attor- region after the explosion that duty to defend the Constitution,
office already very rewarding, ney, I knew that the favor of destroyed the shuttle Colum- and I have to say that I cherish
for many years. Then-U.S. but to do it correctly, it is also God had rested on me in a bia. that duty. Members of the
Attorney Bob Wortham hired exhausting, and I have to say profound way. There is no oth- He is, however, modest Department of Justice are com-
Bales in 1989, after Bales had that I am tired. er way that my selection and when talking about his suc- mitted to working for all that
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
the Constitution requires, and I
have been blessed to be a part
of that great quest.
My biggest disappoint-
ments have been when I
believed that law breakers have
not been brought to justice and
when my fellow citizens have
not understood what our office
was trying to accomplish. As
United States Attorney, I began
a new sphere of work. It was
my challenge and my mission
to build on what my predeces-
sors had accomplished, to
become absolutely excellent in
what we decided to take on and
to impart a vision for every
Eastern District of Texas
employee that includes a deep
appreciation for the trust that
we have been given, the power
that we wield, and the opportu-
nity to do good for our nation
and for our neighbors.
More often than not, the
scales of justice have tipped in
the skilled prosecutors favor.
But that is not always the case,
and Bales has taken lessons
from those occasions.
In most instances, I believe
regret is not that helpful, Bales
remarked. That being said, I
have made mistakes that I
wished I had not made and of
course, my office has not won
every case that we prosecuted. I
regret that because we are not in
the business of prosecuting peo-
ple that do not deserve it. Far
from it, but those kind of disap-
pointments teach you many les-
sons: humility, the necessity of
getting better at your craft and a
respect for the checks and bal-
ances in our American system
of jurisprudence.
It must necessarily be dif-
ficult for the government to
take away the liberty and the
property of its citizens and
other individuals. I dont take
that for granted, and I hope
that whoever follows me
understands that truth as well.
In that regard, here is some
very good news East Texans
are being well served by the
people in the U.S. Attorneys
Office for the Eastern District
of Texas. I will miss that fel-
lowship of like-minded people
more than anything else.
While hes on his way out,
Bales trusted first assistant
Brit Featherston is on his way
into the office. According to
Bales, Featherston is the per-
fect fit for the job.
My best friend in the office
also serves as the Districts
First Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Bales (far left)
with members
of his staff at
the U.S. Attor-
neys Office for
the Eastern
District of Tex-
as as they
receive acco-
lades for their
exceptional
work at the
30th annual
Directors
Awards cere-
mony Sept. 10,
2014, in Wash-
ington D.C.
Bales revealed. Upon my res-
ignation, he will begin serving
as U.S. Attorney by appoint-
ment of the attorney general. I
believe he will do wonderful
work for the district, and I am
excited for him to have this
opportunity.
As for Bales, he plans to
remain quite active in his retire-
ment, and spending time with
loved ones and in ministry are
at the top of his to-do list not
to mention that he owes his
wife a long overdue vacation.
I must say that I have a
wonderful wife, five great kids
and 11 of the most spectacular
THE EXAMINER 7A
grandchildren, and I will be
very disappointed if I dont get
to spend a lot of time with all of
them, Bales remarked. I want
to be the best grandfather in the
history of grandfathers. My
family and my faith are the
driving forces in my life. I
would like to have more oppor-
tunities to spend time with my
family, in Christian ministry
and for some other organiza-
tion besides the Department of
Justice I also need to take my
wife, Betsy, to Hawaii.
In addition to his other
planned activities, Bales
expressed interest in sharing
his expertise with a new gen-
eration of law enforcers.
I have not been looking for
another job, and I will not do so
until I am completely finished
with my present work, Bales
remarked. However, I would
like to share what wisdom and
knowledge that I have gained
through my career experience
by teaching others whether it
be in law enforcement or in an
academic environment. I am
interested in teaching and spe-
cifically helping those individ-
uals who wish to have a career
in law or law enforcement and
who also want to serve our
state and our nation.
 8A THE EXAMINER
Teachable moment
Former meth user tells basketball
players to learn from his mistakes
By Sharon Brooks
City Editor
Its July 30, 2008. Port Arthur native
Damon West is sitting in his apartment
in Dallas on the phone with his dealer
trying to score some meth. Hes high
as hell and telling his associate hes
feeling the heat; hes worried the police
are onto him, that they know about his
illicit activities.
Just as hes describing his paranoia
to the methamphetamine merchant, he
hears the crash of glass and looks up to
see a small, metal canister rolling
across the floor in front of him. He has
a split second to register the fact that
the canister looks just like stun gre-
nades hes seen before in movies, then
BAM! it explodes with a flash
and a bang. The next thing he knows,
hes on the floor staring down the bar-
rel of an automatic rifle with a boot on
his chest and a SWAT officer telling
him to stay down.
They were saying, We got him.
We got the Uptown Burglar, West
recalls. They had me. They got the
Uptown Burglar. They got me that
day.
West was offering his account of
that fateful day to area students. He
and Jefferson County District Attor-
neys Office Investigator Marcelo
Molfino have teamed up to bring
home a message about making
good choices or suffering the con-
sequences. Sept. 16, the didactic
duo spoke to the Lamar Universi-
ty mens basketball team, telling
the student athletes just how
severe the consequences of poor
decisions could be.
LU Coach Tic Price said he invites
speakers about once a month to
educate his students on various
life lessons. If our athletes
graduate from Lamar Uni-
versity just as better
players, weve failed
as coaches, Price
said during the
assembly at McDon-
ald Gym. Theyre
called student ath-
letes for a reason.
According to
Price, he hopes
Wests powerful
message will help
the team members
make good choices
in life.
Price introduced
Molfino, and encouraged the players to
take the message seriously.
Molfino told the students to stay
away from drugs, which are way too
prevalent on the streets of Southeast
Texas and in cities across the nation.
Not only could the illegal narcotics
negatively impact them physically and
get them into legal trouble, but they
also often lead to other crime, he
warned.
He said that the team would be in
the limelight, and he urged them act as
positive role models and all-around
good citizens.
People are going to expect more of
you, and you should expect more of
yourselves, he said. Make the right
choices.
He then asked the students to listen
to West, whose story is like none Ive
ever heard.
Before West found himself on the
wrong end of a SWAT officers AR-15,
he was a star athlete turned broker. He
was a quarterback at Thomas Jefferson
High School, and following gradua-
tion, he headed to the University of
North Texas to play football there.
Everything seemed to be going great
until a shoulder injury sidelined him
Sept. 21, 1996. While recovering from
that setback, he sliced his Achilles heel
during an accident at home.
His football career had
come abruptly to an end.
West was at a cross-
roads, one of many
forks in the road he
warned students they
would inevitably come
to while navigating
lifes path.
I did not handle
it well, said
Damon
West
Damon West and Jefferson County District Attorneys Office Investigator Marcelo Molfino
have teamed up to bring home a message about making good choices or suffering the conse-
quences. Sept. 16, the didactic duo spoke to the Lamar University mens basketball team,
telling the student athletes just how severe the consequences of poor decisions could be.
West. When I hit that fork in the road,
I went in the wrong direction.
West said following the accident, he
was drinking and getting high on
cocaine and marijuana quite often.
After a while, he recuperated and
mostly focused on his studies, except
on the weekends when he was still
smoking blunts and partying with
his friends.
In spite of his carousing, West went
on to graduate and ended up working
for Congress in the United States Cap-
itol Building in Washington, D.C. West
later worked on a presidential cam-
paign in political fundraising before
taking a position as a stockbroker at a
prominent Dallas bank.
One evening after a particularly
tough day at the office, he was
approached by a coworker in the
garage outside the bank. West was
coming to yet another fork in the road.
This dude handed me a glass pipe,
West described, and he said, Hey
man, pick yourself up a little bit.
Youre dragging today. So I smoked
this meth.
It was the worst choice hes ever
made, he said.
West revealed that he formed his
bad habits early in life after a traumatic
childhood experience.
What do they tell yall the gate-
way drug is? Marijuana. Wrong its
alcohol, West related. Alcohol is the
first drug youre ever going to do. Its
a drug, and its very addictive for the
most part. Not many people go to
marijuana first. But if you drink before
the age of 21, not only is it a drug
youre using, but its illegal. Youre
into criminal addictive behavior at a
young age.
For me, it all started with alcohol.
By 10, I was drinking and smoking
cigarettes, but I hid it from my parents.
As an addict, you learn to be a really
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
good manipulator. I was smoking
blunts with my buddies by the time I
was 12.
This is my life, guys. This is whats
going on in my life. But I have no clue
the beast that Im feeding.
So, when he was offered the glass
pipe in the shady garage, he thought he
could handle it. He thought he could
put it down, just as he had with so
many other substances hes abused in
the past. He was wrong.
I mean, Id done all the drugs,
man. I know what Im doing. I did all
these drugs. I kicked cocaine. I kicked
all these other drugs. I still smoke
blunts, because smoking blunts doesnt
hurt anybody. Right? Wrong. I learned
this behavior when I was 10 and 12
years old. What Im telling you is, all
that drinking and smoking blunts and
all that stuff, it leads to a different
place, a dark place.
If yall dont listen to anything else
I say today, listen to this part: metham-
phetamine is the devil.
West rapidly went from trading on
Wall Street to living on the pavement
in Dallas. He eventually shared a house
with several other addicts but found it
difficult to pay rent or bills. No one was
working. They were all too busy getting
high. With no money coming in for
necessities or, more importantly to West
and friends, for meth, they formed a
burglary ring and started breaking into
storage units and cars.
When that wasnt enough, we
started committing home burglaries,
admitted West.
They werent just taking property. I
was taking away their sense of securi-
ty, he said
He said he remembers one woman
who testified at his trial that she now
has to sleep with the lights on because
See TEACHABLE on page 12A
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER 9A

VIDOR 1132 or Conner Road, across the access

road at Interstate 10 at the Church Street
from page 5A Overpass, and extend down past Lind-
would negatively impact county ser- berg Street just south of Walden Street
vices, which he said are already suffer- in Vidor. The road would span 6.4
ing in incorporated areas of the county. miles, and TxDOT projects 18,000 cars
The proposed FM 299, also known per day would travel the route.
as the Vidor Loop, would involve build-
Sharon Brooks can be reached at (409)
ing a loop that would reportedly stretch 832-1400, ext. 241, or by e-mail at sha-
from the north of Vidor at either FM ron@theexaminer.com.

FUTSAL
from page 4A
want to say in Oklahoma. One of the professional soccer players there, a
2005 Broadway 409-833-3353
World Cup superstar, mentioned, I wish I had this when I was a kid. Now
that this opportunity is here and
amazingsiding1@gmail.com
the potential it has, the skys the
limit. Maybe one day well have
a World (Cup) soccer player
come from Beaumont. And it
begins here.
Members of the council
expressed their support of the
project. Hayes said nothing
related to the construction of the
court would be in front of the
council for a vote because the
construction would be out-
sourced to multiple contractors, and each contract is not expected to exceed
$50,000, meaning they dont necessitate a vote. He said that as long as they
want to move forward, its a go. He said construction would begin in approx-
imately 90 days.

BONDS ten for any charge other than drug or

driving while intoxicated charge shall
from page 3A expire on the 60th day from the date on
ing office isnt the only agency the bond to the day the charge is filed.
involved in trying to hit that deadline Before then, all bonds expired at the
from the states end. 60th day.
We have two systems that drugs Again, as the judges would say dur-
and blood alcohol are submitted into, ing their September pow-wow, Wests
Kneeland said. One is local and the patch on the system was only a Band-
other is through DPS, which goes to Aid fix to a bigger problem. By the
Houston and Austin, particularly drugs. time Woods, West, Crenshaw and other
If it hits the DPS side of it, it takes county courthouse leaders were again
months. For drugs par- on the topic of re-arresting defendants
ticularly, six to nine who were properly bonded once We are dedicated to providing premium skilled
months. These cases already, the judges were in
are sitting in a draw- agreement that any expi- nursing services, superior therapy services
er right now in my ration was not support- and unsurpassed personal care.
division waiting on ed by the law or
blood alcohol/drug whats
sound.
ethically
Se rvices offer ed :
results. If its local, we can have it in a
matter of weeks; but we dont have any I dont under-
control, and legally we cant go for- stand how we dont Therapy - Physical, Speech and Occupational
ward without this information. have some duty to follow
the law, West lamented, as she urged Residential Care - Traditional, Rehabilitation, Respite
Still unsure of the legal interpreta- and Special Needs
tion of the procedures governing the her colleagues to support measures to
bonding process, Judge West said she do away with expiration dates placed Nursing - Our resident focused licensed nurses and
wanted to dig deeper. on bail bonds. How can we sit here certified nursing assistants provide 24-hour
I would still like to know what the and vote on something we know is a care to our residents, including:
options are, she said then. By the time violation of the law? Were saying, I
the panel met again in May, West had vote to violate the law. Post Surgical Care Intravenous Therapy
not only explored her options, she was Hearing no votes to violate the law,
Magistrate Judge Leonard Giblin was Respiratory Care Pain Management Internal Therapy
also instituting change in her court.
She further advocated for the changes asked to prepare a new rule for the bail Assistance with Bathing, Dressing and Eating
she adopted to be initiated across the bond board to move forward for presen-
board. As of May 29, surety bonds tation to the county panel in October. 795 Lindbergh Dr Beaumont TX 77707
written for any drug or driving while Jennifer Johnson can be reached at
intoxicated charge shall expire on the (409) 832-1400, ext. 231, or by e-mail at
409-842-2228
180th day; all other surety bonds writ- jennifer@theexaminer.com.
 10 A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Beaumont police arrest
man with explosive
Police in Beaumont arrested a
51-year-old Beaumont man Sept. 20
after the man fled the scene of a traffic
stop and then, once cornered, threat-
ened officers with a grenade, reports
Officer Haley Walters of the Beaumont
Police Department (BPD).
Serving a warrant in the 7200 block
of Highway 105 in Beaumont, officers
saw the wanted man, Charles Fisher,
traveling in a vehicle in the area of
Highway 105 and North Major Drive.
Officers stopped Fisher, who was driv-
ing a Gold Chevy Impala, but when
they approached his vehicle and asked
him to step out, an officer observed an
empty handgun holster on the floor-
board of the drivers seat. Fisher told
Officers that there was a handgun in
the vehicle, then
made the statement
that he was going to
end this. Fisher
reached toward the
center console and
the officers took cov-
er. At that time, Fish-
er drove away.
A brief vehicle
Fisher pursuit ensued,
which ended in the
driveway of Fishers residence in the
5700 block of Kristen Lane. Fisher
drove his vehicle into his garage and
attempted to close the door; however,
officers prevented the door from being
shut. Fisher exited his vehicle with an
object in his hand and told the officers
that he had a grenade. Fisher then
began manipulating the device, which
officers believed he was attempting to
detonate. They were able to deploy a
Taser to subdue Fisher. While on the
ground, Fisher was still attempting to
detonate the device, but officers were
able to get the grenade away from him
and detain him in handcuffs. ATF was
notified and responded to the scene to
take custody of the Class 2 explosive
NEWS SHORTS
device. According to Walters, the
device was an explosive simulated gre-
nade, and the ATF is examining it.
Fisher was transported to the Jef-
ferson County Jail, where he was
booked in on two counts of Aggravated
Assault on a Public Servant and Evad-
ing Detention with a Motor Vehicle, as
well as his outstanding Jefferson
County warrant. Fisher is being held
on bonds that total $110,000.
Sharon Brooks
Liberty Co. constable
charged with perjury
is now back on duty
The Liberty County constable
accused of lying about his work with a
fake Beaumont cop is now back on
duty.
Liberty County Judge Hon. Jay
Knight confirmed that a Travis County
courts injunction lifted Constable
John Joslins suspension until the case
can be brought to trial. Knight also
explained that the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement
(TCOLE), a state
body that oversees
commissioned peace
officers, had origi-
nally suspended Jos-
lin and his chief dep-
uty Jim Cooper in
May 2016.
The suspension
was due to pending
felony indictments. Joslin
Joslin has been
back on the force for a couple of
weeks, according to Patricia DeSpain,
secretary for John Joslin at his office in
Cleveland.
Joslin was put back on before Coo-
per was, DeSpain said.
Joslin was originally arrested Jan.
25, 2016, under charges of perjury dur-
ing an investigation by the Jefferson
County District Attorneys office,
Beaumont Police Department, and the
Texas Rangers, as previously reported
by The Examiner.
Joslin was charged with falsely stat-
ing that he had never asked Michael
Gelagotis to work extra law enforce-
ment jobs for him. Gelagotis was
indicted on Oct. 21, 2015 with imper-
sonating a public servant and illegal
possession of body armor. He had
previously been arrested for similar
charges in 2008 and sentenced to a
$1,000 court fine and 10 years of pro-
bation, in addition to five years of
probation for evading a police officer.
Gelagotis was sentenced to 10 years in
prison May 2 on the most recent charges.
Eleanor Skelton
from her since early June.
Photo by Eleanor Skelton Combs is asked to contact the Orange
Auston Davis is transported to the Jefferson Police Department at (409) 883-1026
County jail by BPD officers.
Police arrest teen
burglary suspect
Police in Beaumont arrested an
18-year-old suspect wanted on war-
rants related to three separate burglar-
ies in the Gross Street neighborhood,
reports Beaumont Police Department
(BPD) Officer Haley Walters.
According to Walters, the warrants
for Austin Davis arrest were issued
Friday, Sept. 16. On Sept. 22, officers
went to the 9100 block of Gross at
about 2 p.m. to serve the warrants and
took Davis into custody.
Davis was transported to the Jeffer-
son County Jail. His bonds total
$75,000.
Sharon Brooks
Missing: police search
for Orange woman
The family of Orange resident
Christie Lynn Combs, 44, is searching
for her after not hear-
ing from her several
months, reports the
Orange Police
Department (OPD).
Combs is a white
female, 5-foot-3 in
height and weighs
110 pounds. Accord-
ing to Capt. Robert
Enmon, OPD took
the missing person Combs
report regarding
Combs on Sept. 10. Through the course
of the investigation, it was discovered
her last known location in late June or
early July was at a residence on Boon-
docks Road in Fannett, Enmon
revealed. The family has not had heard
We do have some concerns about
her safety, Enmon said of Combs.
Anyone with information regarding
the whereabouts of Christie Lynn
or (409) 883-1095.
Sharon Brooks
Theft complaint leads
to insurance fraud
investigation
Police in Orange are investigating a
case of suspected insurance fraud fol-
lowing a single-car accident that
appeared to have resulted in injuries to
the parties involved, all of whom were
paid by insurance, reports the Orange
Police Department (OPD).
OPD Officer James Roy met with
the two passengers who said they had
been involved in an accident Aug. 20.
They both admitted receiving checks
from State Farm for hospital bills from
injuries they said were suffered in the

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crash. When they received the checks
though, they say, they turned them
over to the driver to pay their hospital
bills. Then, they received bills from the
facility stating they had never paid.
According to Roy, The victims
gave a different story from what was
reported at the crash.
Captain Robert Enmon said the pair
came into the station to report the theft
of the checks, and when the officer
started questioning them about the
incident, the pieces just didnt fit with
the original crash report. Eventually,
Enmon reports, it came out that the
driver had intentionally run into a
guardrail then backed up and did it
again rather than being run off the
road as initially reported.
Both parties provided police with
written statements, and the case is cur-
rently under investigation for insur-
ance fraud and making a false report to
a police officer. Enmon said police
would contact the insurance compa-
nys fraud division after speaking to
the driver.
Sharon Brooks
Chemical spill on west
end of Highway 90
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
says a chemical spill into Willow
Marsh Bayou has been contained and
that work to remove the solvent from
the bayou is ongoing, and the area
should be avoided during cleanup
operations.
A resident on the west side of Beau-
mont reported a gas smell to Beaumont
Fire-Rescue around 4:30 a.m. on Sept.
23. A search traced the source back to
the GE Betz facility.
They found there was spillage out
into the Willow Marsh Bayou, notified
the sheriffs office, JCSO Deputy
Marcus McLellan said. They started
making appropriate notifications and
establishing command.
An emergency notification telling
residents to shelter in place as a pre-
cautionary measure near Shady and
East was sent via the new SETX emer-
gency alerts system.
Officials contained the spill around
9 a.m.
There is no more product running
out into the bayou, McLellan said.
McLellan reported that TCEQ and
The Jefferson County Sheriffs
Office restricts access to the sit
of the chemical spill.
Photo by Eleanor Skelton
the Beaumont Hazmat team are active-
ly monitoring up and down the bayou,
checking levels.
We have since lifted the shelter in
place, McLellan said on Sept. 23. We
are still asking everyone to stay away
from the waterway and the bayou.
Responders built a dirt dam across
Willow Marsh Bayou south of Brooks
Road to slow the flow of the product
and contain it, according to a state-
ment issued at 1:22 p.m. that same day.
Spill booms placed across the bayou
should slow the flow and contain the
product. Once the spill is contained,
officials will remove the product.
The spill was a solvent, mixture of
different chemicals used at the plant,
according to McLellan. A statement
described it as a premium solvent
mixture with a heavy aromatic.
The Jefferson County Office of
Emergency Management released a
statement around 5 p.m. that official
operations had demobilized and TCEQ
would continue to monitor the bayou.
Oil Mop Incorporated Environmen-
tal Solutions will perform the cleanup.
An underflow dam is under construc-
tion to replace the existing dam, allow-
ing uncontaminated water to flow
through.
Officials still caution the public to
avoid Willow Marsh Bayou between
Highway 90 and Brooks Road.
Eleanor Skelton
Man drowns near
Taylors Bayou Bridge
Port Arthur Police reported a mans
body was recovered from the water-
way near Taylors Bayou Bridge the
afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 24.
The body was discovered after the
Jefferson County Sherriffs Office
received a call at 2:07 p.m. that a per-
THE EXAMINER 11 A
shooting. Bullets also struck the house
and a vehicle parked in the driveway.
The victim was rushed to St. Eliza-
beths Hospital for emergency surgery.
Complications from blood loss led to
the amputation of both of his legs and
nine fingers.
Testimony revealed that Pete, a con-
victed felon who had previously served
a six-year prison term for arson and
drug possession, switched vehicles and
retrieved a handgun before going over
to confront his victim. The Jefferson
son had gone underwater at the Taylors County jury rejected Petes claim that
Bayou Bridge on Highway 73 in Port the shooting was justified. The jury
Arthur, according to a JCSO release. sentenced Pete to 30 years in prison.
The Jefferson County Sherriffs Prosecutor Luke Nichols stated,
Office responded to the call. Deputies While we are pleased with the jurys
determined at the scene that the man decision, the victim and his family will
launched a boat that drifted from the be dealing with his injuries for the rest
dock; he tried to swim after the boat of his life.
and disappeared. This case was investigated by the
He was launching his boat and the Beaumont Police Department.
boat came off the trailer, explained Jennifer Johnson
Port Arthur Police Deputy Chief Ray-
mond Clark. It was not secure and it
floated out into the canal.
One-vehicle crash
Port Arthur Fire Department recov- kills Kirbyville man
ered the body of a 56-year-old man Texas Department of Public Safety
later identified as Robert George troopers are investigating a one-vehi-
Toupes of Silsbee. cle crash in Newton County that
Eleanor Skelton claimed the life of
31-year-old Kir-
Beaumont man gets 30 byville resident Der-
years in 2013 shooting ik Dewayne Claxton,
reports Sgt. Stepha-
A jury in Jefferson Countys 252nd nie Davis.
District Court sentenced Tyrell Pete to In news release,
30 years in prison for shooting a man Davis stated that
multiple times in a DPS received a
Beaumont neighbor- report of the crash at
hood in October approximately 6:40
2013. Criminal Dis- p.m. on Sept. 27, and Claxton
trict Attorney Bob responded to the location of the acci-
Wortham announced dent on Highway 87 in Newton County
Thursday, Sept. 22, just south of Trout Creek. Investigating
that Pete was con- troopers determined that a 2013 Nissan
victed of aggravated passenger vehicle was traveling north-
assault, and although bound on Highway 87, and, for an
he did not kill victim unknown reason, the driver drove off
Pete
Julius Stelly, the the roadway. The vehicle continued off
assault left Stelly a changed man.
According to information from the
the roadway and struck a tree.
The driver received emergency med-
district attorneys office, following an ical treatment at the scene and was
altercation between Pete and members transported by ambulance to Jasper
of the victims family, Pete arrived at a Memorial hospital in critical condition.
house on Euclid and fired at least eight He was later pronounced deceased by
shots at a group of three men, includ- Justice of the Peace Ronald Billingsley.
ing Stelly. Stelly was shot three times
in the back as he attempted to flee the See SHORTS on page 12A
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Pine Forest City Councilman Rob-
ert Kremer submitted his resignation
last week, telling The Examiner that
his reasons for leaving were the
unethical and possibly illegal actions
recently taken by the mayor and coun-
cil members after a recent meeting.
Mayor Cathy Nagel contends noth-
ing unethical or illegal took place and
says she has the recording to prove it.
According to Kremer, after the Pine
Forest City Council adjourned its most
recent meeting, the mayor and some
council members started discussing per-
sonnel matters, specifically filling the
city secretary position vacated some
time ago. Kremer said the former city
secretary resigned after being harassed
by members of the council. Now, the
city is considering applications.
Kremer asserts that it is illegal for the
city and council to discuss city matters
in front of a quorum meaning enough
members are present to carry a vote
outside a city council meeting. He point-
SHORTS
from page 11A
Snappys convenience
store in China robbed
Crime Stoppers, sheriffs office
looking for armed robbery suspect
Jefferson County sheriffs deputies
are asking for the publics assistance
finding the suspect who robbed Snap-
pys convenience store at 213 E.
Highway 90 in China on Sept. 24,
Deputy Marcus McLellan said in a
news release.
According to McLellan, deputies
responded to the store after receiving
a report that an armed robbery had
just occurred at the Snappys Price
Wise Convenience Store. Investiga-
tors reportedly learned that the sus-
pect entered the store, went to the
register and pointed a handgun at the
cashier while demanding money from
the register. The suspect also went to
the register at the Subway counter
inside the store and demanded money
from that cashier. After collecting the
money from the two
cashiers, the suspect
fled south on
foot to Beau-
mont Street.
The suspect is
described as a black
male, approximately
6-foot-3, wearing dark clothing and
brandishing a black handgun. McLel-
lan reported that the suspect was also
wearing a bright pink bandana across
ed out that no item regarding replacing
the city secretary was on the agenda, and
claims that the meeting had adjourned
when the mayor and council began a
discussion on that matter.
There has to be 72 hours notice
given for any meeting, according to
the Texas Municipal League (TML),
Kremer said. They held a meeting on
an item that was not on the agenda and
did not provide proper notice.
Nagel argues that the meeting had
not been adjourned. She said Kremer
made a motion to adjourn twice but
received no second, and she interrupt-
ed before a vote could be taken.
Nothing illegal has happened,
Nagel told The Examiner. I said,
Before we adjourn, I need to talk
about who is going to interview
with me for a new city secretary. I
needed help from the council.
Nagel played a recording she said is
from the meeting in question, and she can
be heard interrupting the adjournment.
But Kremer still says she should have
placed it on the agenda for discussion.
According to Nagel, Kremer is the
his nose and mouth and blue gloves.
No one was injured.
McLellan requests that anyone
with information about this crime call
the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
at (409) 835-8411 or Crime Stoppers
anonymously at (409) 833-TIPS
(8477).
Police arrest four
suspects in theft ring
Beaumont police arrested four sus-
pects on charges of felony theft and
engaging in organized criminal activ-
ity for allegedly stealing trailers and
lawn equipment from a local busi-
ness, reports Officer Haley Walters.
According to a news release from
the Beaumont Police Department,
at close to midnight Sept. 24,
officers responded to the 800
block of Grant Street in refer-
ence to an auto recovery. The
investigation revealed that Eddie
Stephens, Toiy Jackson, Kendale
Henton and Darrell Durousseau
were in possession of two stolen
utility trailers and two lawnmowers,
See SHORTS on page 21A
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
one who was in the wrong. She says he
talked about the selection process for the
new city secretary with the former city
secretary who resigned, an act she con-
siders a breach of confidentiality. She
said that when she approached Kremer
about the issue, he became angry. Thats
when she asserts the accusations arose.
She also defended the council members,
saying the city secretary was not
harassed but agreed there was a differ-
ence of opinion between her and some
members of the council.
Kremer disagrees, and said for him,
enough is enough.
The acceptance of Kremers resig-
nation was not placed on the city
council agenda for the most recent
meeting on Sept. 26. Nagel said it
would appear on the agenda for the
October meeting.
She also said she hopes to conduct
interviews for a new city secretary
next week, the week of Oct. 3-7.
Im trying to get things on track
here, professed Nagel.
Pine Forest is just north of Vidor on
Highway 105.
TEACHABLE
from page 8A
West burglarized her home.
When youre an addict, he said,
Youre creating victims all the time,
but the biggest are family.
West told the students about calling
his parents after his arrest in 2008.
Hed never heard his father sound so
hurt, and his mother told him he would
have to have faith in order to overcome
the obstacles he was going to face. He
heeded her words, and turned his life
around from behind bars.
West told the students he received a
65-year sentence for his crimes, and he
gave a sometimes grisly account of his
experiences while incarcerated. He
told them about a brutal fight in the
shower during which he used a fan
motor in a commissary bag like a
medieval weapon to beat a man who
was trying to rape him. He described
the painful way he overcame racial
barriers to play basketball in the prison
yard. He told the students that for him,
it was faith that led him to the path of
happiness he is on now, and he cau-
tioned them to learn from his bad deci-
sions rather than making their own
poor choices.
People always say, learn from your
mistakes, said West. I think its fool-
ish to choose to learn from your own
mistakes when others around you have
made those same mistakes ahead of
you. Why not learn from them? Im
here today because I hope you can
learn from my mistakes.
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER 13 A

LU mens basketball announces 2016-17 schedule

The Lamar University part of our schedule will be last week and hope to win their NCAA also limited the pro-
mens basketball team released brutal, said Price. We will be first game of the year on Satur-grams number of official and
its 2016-17 schedule, competing in multiple time day, Oct. 1, when they host unofficial visits during in
announced head coach Tic zones, and our kids will have Southeastern Louisiana (1-2, 2016-17 season and is prohib-
Price, and the slate is high- to adjust. We will be playing 1-0) at 7 p.m. The Lions won iting off-campus evaluations
lighted by 15 home dates, teams with different playing their first game of the season and communication with pro-
including nine South- styles, which should last weekend, defeating South- spective recruits for a seven-
land Conference games help better prepare us land Conference opponent week period during the cur-
in Beaumont. for the rigors of confer- Northwestern State, 34-24. rent season.
Each season brings ence play. Everyone has SELA leads the all-time series, The NCAA also noted in
new challenges, said seen the success of Ste- its findings that there were
Price. We will be play- L AMAR phen F. Austin over the 8-3, including a 30-27 win last
year. no allegations regarding a
ing some tough teams
in some very tough ven-
L OOP last couple of years, but
we have a lot of talent Mens golf
lack of institutional control
or failure to monitor the
ues during the non-conference in this league. It is hard to win The NCAA Committee on program by the institu-
part of the schedule. This will on the road in the Southland, Infractions released its state- tion.
give us an indication of where and you have to defend your ment on the Lamar University
we are as a team early in the home court. mens golf program regarding
season. During this part of the The Cardinals will open the violations prior to the conclu-
schedule, youre really look- New Year and Southland Con- sion of the 2014-15 season.
ing for your guys to grow as a ference play Monday, Jan. 2, The violations are related to
team. in Conway against Central improper benefits and finan- Cross country
The Cardinals open the new Arkansas. LU will host New cial aid provided to student- In the first meet
season at home Friday, Nov. Orleans in its conference home athletes. at a championship
11, against Howard Payne. opener Thursday, Jan. 5. The Lamar University became distance of the cam-
The contest against the Yel- game against the Privateers aware of the violations during paign, both teams
lowjackets will be one of only will kick off a three-game con- the 2015 spring semester and from Lamar Univer-
two opportunities for LU fans ference homestand. immediately conducted an sity cross country
to see the Cardinals at home in Big Red faces rival internal investigation. Follow- put up good num-
the first month of the season as McNeese twice during the ing the internal investigation, bers. The men fin-
they will play six of their first 2016-17 season. The first the university turned over its ished third and the
eight games away from the meeting between the two findings to the NCAA and women eighth at the
friendly confines of the Mon- schools will take place Satur- enforced several self-imposed Texas A&M Invita-
tagne Center. day, Feb. 4, in Beaumont, and
penalties on the program. The tional hosted at the
Following the opener, LU the rematch will be the regu- penalties included a restricted Dale Watts Cross
hits the road for a four-day trip lar-season finale in Lake playing schedule during spring Country Course on
to the West Coast where they Charles on Saturday, March 2015 and the 2015-16 season, Sept. 24.
will face Oregon State (Nov. 4. The men, led by a
Tickets can be purchased by withdrawal from prestigious
16) and Fresno State (Nov. 14th place finish from
19). The Cardinals will be logging onto the athletics web- tournaments held outside the
United States and scholarship Sean Chalmers, fin-
back in town Tuesday, Nov. site at lamarcardinals.com or ished the 8K race in a
22, for a contest against UTSA. by calling (409) 880-1715. reductions.
Following the game against The Lamar Basketball Tip- In addition to the self- time of 24:49.0.
imposed penalties, the NCAA The Cardinals will not
the Roadrunners, LU will hit Off Luncheon will take place return to action for a couple
the road for two weeks with Saturday, Oct. 22, at 12:30 also placed the program on
probation through the 2017-18 weeks, when they head to the
dates at Prairie View A&M p.m. Call (409) 651-4738 to
(Nov. 25), Idaho State (Nov. reserve a seat or table. academic season, which Bradley Classic on Oct. 14.
29), San Francisco (Dec. 2) included a postseason ban for The Southland Conference
Football the current academic year. The See LOOP on page 16A
and DePaul (Dec. 6). Tic Price
Big Red returns home to Senior defensive back
host Austin College on Satur- Lloyd Julian and sophomore
day, Dec. 10. The game running back Keegan Mitchell Youre invited to join us for our FREE
against the Roos will kick off have left the Lamar University
a stretch that will see LU at football team for unspecified
home in seven of its next nine reasons. Lunch & Learn
games. The Cardinals travel A reserve in the Cardinals
to Edinburg to face UT Rio secondary, Julian had played Join us for a delicious lunch at this FREE 1 hour workshop
Grande Valley on Friday, Dec. in 35 games during his career at a local restaurant where you will learn about the various
16, before returning home to earning 11 starts. He had options and benefits of advanced planning.
open a three-game homestand recorded two tackles and bro-
Monday, Dec. 19, against ken up a pass this season. Call to reserve your seat at the next Lunch & Learn!
Liberty. LU will host Arling- Mitchell played in six games Beaumont area meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
ton Baptist two nights later during his rookie season, from 12 pm to 1 pm. Orange area meets at noon on the 2nd
before taking a break for the recording 27 carries for 105
Christmas holiday. LU returns yards and a touchdown. He Thursday of the month from 12 pm to 1 pm.
from the holidays Thursday, had recorded just two carries
Dec. 29, to host Huston-Til- for three yards through LUs RSVP Today! Call or email Katie Mims at
lotson. first three games in 2016. (409) 233-3451 or katiem@claybarFH.com.
Travel during the early Lamar (0-3, 0-1) was off

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14 A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Good as Gold Picks Week 6 Area sports gurus and media types give their
picks for this weeks high school football games

Jerry Forrest Dave Hofferth Kerry Cooper James Ware Papi Chulo Harold Mann Ashly Elam Mike Friedman Gary Stelly Andrew Chernoff
Pigskinprep.com KBMT 12 Sports KFDM 6 KFDM 6 / FOX 4 The Examiner 560 AM KLVI KBMT 12 KFDM 6 / FOX 4 1600 AM KOGT Sports Nut
YTD: 42-7 YTD: 41-8 YTD: 41-8 YTD: 41-8 YTD: 40-9 YTD: 40-9 YTD: 38-11 YTD: 38-11 YTD: 37-12 YTD: 34-15

West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook West Brook
PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G PN-G
Central Central Central Central Central Central Central Central Central Central
Vidor Vidor Vidor Vidor Lumberton Vidor Vidor Vidor Vidor Vidor
PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial PA Memorial
Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield Orangefield
Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper
WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S WO-S
Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett Hamshire-Fannett
Kirbyville Kirbyville Kirbyville Kirbyville Kirbyville Kirbyville Kirbyville Woodville Woodville Kirbyville

Week 6 Schedule Cant Miss Ozen Panthers (1-4, 1-2) @ Central Jaguars (1-3, 0-2)
Friday, Sept. 30 Friday, Sept. 30 @ BISD Stadium, 7 p.m.
Last time: Central 43-27 All time: Central leads 9-6
6A #16 West Brook (5-0, 1-0) @ College Park (0-5, 0-1), 7p*
Nederland (2-3, 2-1) @ 5A #19 PA Memorial (3-0, 2-0), 7p* These two 5A Beaumont football teams are a combined 2-7 this season, and both are in a
must-win position when they take to the turf Friday during the annual Soul Bowl game. Both
Ozen (1-4, 1-2) @ Central (1-3, 0-2), 7p* teams must pull out all the stops to get the win or basketball season could come early. With
5A #19 PN-G (4-0, 2-0) @ Baytown Lee (1-4, 0-3), 7p* both defenses allowing a ton of points this season, this could make for an exciting offensive,
high-scoring affair.
Lumberton (2-2, 1-2) @ Vidor (4-1, 3-0), 7p*
The Examiner: Central 33-28 Pigskin Prep: Central by 18
Pasadena First Baptist (2-2, 1-2) @ Legacy (3-1, 2-1), 7p*
Alvin Shadow Creek (3-1) @ Silsbee (1-3), 7p Week 5 Scores Player of the Week
LC-M (2-2) @ St. Pius (5-0), 7p West Brook 45, Montgomery 24 Kadon Harrison
Hamshire-Fannett (0-5) @ Kelly (0-5), 7p
Lumberton 55, Baytown Lee 21 PA Memorial (QB, SR)
Community Christian (2-3) @ Clear Lake Christian (1-1), 7p*
PN-G 42, Livingston 21
Trinity (1-4, 0-1) @ Kountze (2-3, 0-1), 7:30p* Senior quarterback Kadon Harrison put on one
Warren (1-4, 0-1) @ Coldspring (0-3, 0-0), 7:30p* Vidor 29, Nederland 28 OT
of the best performances of the 2016 season
Kirbyville (4-1, 1-0) @ Woodville (4-1), 7:30p* PA Memorial 62, Ozen 0 last weekend when he completed 16-of-23
Hardin-Jefferson (3-1) @ Jasper (3-1), 7:30p Buna 40, Trinity 14 passing attempts for 269 yards and six
Orangefield (2-3) @ Diboll (1-4), 7:30p Kirbyville 63, Kountze 14 touchdowns in the 62-0 blowout over Ozen.
Tarkington (2-2) @ Liberty (5-0), 7:30p Harrison added a seventh touchdown on a
Woodville 60, Warren 0
Kennedale (2-2) vs. 4A #1 WO-S (5-0), 7:30p# 14-yard run.
Liberty 24, Shepherd 22

OFF: Bridge City, Buna, Deweyville, East Chambers,
Evadale, Hardin, Hull-Daisetta, Newton, Sabine Pass,
West Hardin
*district #Nacogdoches High School
WO-S 51, Silsbee 2
Anahuac 20, Hamshire-Fannett 19 2OT
Orangefield 52, Kelly 0
Jasper 42, Alexandria ACA 6
Newton 36, East Chambers 0
Fab 5
Brock Barbay (QB, SR) Newton 10-17, 178 yards, 2 TDs, 2 2-point conversions
Tadarius Jackson (QB, JR) Kirbyville 8-12, 221 yards, 4 total TDs
Roschon Johnson (QB, SOPH) PN-G 6 total TDs
Maverick Quirante (QB, SR) Vidor 3 total TDs, 2-point conversion
Jeremiah Shaw (RB, SR) WO-S 144 yards, 1 TD

Broadcasts Evadale 49, Hemphill 46

The Examiners Top 10
Nederland @ PA Memorial Kennedale vs. WO-S Deweyville 25, Hull-Daisetta 22
Radio: 560 AM Radio: 1600 AM 1. WO-S (5-0) 6. PN-G (4-0)
Online: klvi.com Online: kogt.com Sabine Pass 20, West Hardin 14 OT 2. Newton (5-0) 7. Vidor (4-1)
3. PA Memorial (4-0) 8. Kirbyville (4-1)
PN-G @ Baytown Lee Cypress Christian 34, Legacy 6
Radio: 92.5 FM 4. Evadale (5-0) 9. Liberty (5-0)
Online: cool925.com Community Christian 19, Chester 14 5. West Brook (5-0) 10. Woodville (4-1)
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
SportS ShortS
Martial arts
Sept. 17, martial arts students from
across Texas converged at the San Luis
Convention Center in Galveston for
the AOK Ocean Nationals.
Beaumonts own Texas Karate
Academy had six from its seven-mem-
ber competition team in this presti-
gious tournament. Returning home
with trophies were Jacob Fortenberry
(1st stick combat, 2nd traditional
forms, 3rd point sparring); Shelby
Hunt (1st point sparring, 2nd tradi-
tional forms); Darius McClain (3rd
traditional forms, 3rd point sparring);
and Shane Berryhill (3rd traditional
forms, 3rd point sparring).
Next up for team TKA is the Aloha
Open in Houston on Oct. 22 and then
the League World Finals in Reno,
Nevada, on Oct. 28-29.
Heading to the League World Finals
are Shane Berryhill, Chase Bridgeman,
Jacob Fortenberry, Jonah Fortenberry,
Matt Fortenberry, Shelby Hunt and
Darrius McCain.
Assistance is needed to get them to
Reno with the average cost per student
and parents costing $3,000 to cover
entry fees, airline fare, hotel, food,
uniforms and gear for the tournament.
Several fundraisers have been set
up, beginning Oct. 8 with a link sale in
Beaumont at M&D Supply (4580 Col-
lege) from 8 a.m. 2 p.m. Texas
Karate Academy (7310 Highway 105)
in Beaumont will host a Kids Night on
Friday, Oct. 14, from 6:30-10 p.m. for
$20-$25. There will also be a silent
auction on Texas Karate Facebook
page beginning Oct. 3.
For more information, call (409)
781-8358.
Softball
The Franchise 12 & Under will host
a 10-family parking lot sale on Satur-
day, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. at
1690 N. Major Drive in Beaumont.
There will also be hot links, boudain
and cold drinks for purchase.
Golf
With the perfect golf weather, Beau-
monts Gene Rountree made an ace on
Hole No. 12 at Tyrrell Parks Henry
Homberg Golf Course on Sept. 24 by
using a 3 hybrid on the 175-yard hole.
Witnesses were Mark Gonzales and
Clyde Mayo.
The annual 2016 Beaumont City Golf
Championship will be held Oct. 22-23 at
Henry Homberg in Tyrrell Park.
The event will be a 36-hole medal
play. All players must have an estab-
lished handicap for flighting purposes.
Entry is $60 and golf carts available
for $10 per day. The city champion
must be a Beaumont resident, but any-
one can enter the competition.
Were getting the course in great
shape, said Andy Hebert, golf pro at
Homberg. Weve had lots of rain this
year, but the fairways have been cut and
the greens are really in good shape.
For more information, call (409)
842-3220.
Astrodome
Billed as The Eighth Wonder of the
World, the 70,000-seat Astrodome
debuted in 1965 as the worlds first
domed stadium and still stands some
50 years later.
Harris County Commissioners vot-
ed Sept. 27 to spend $10.5 million for
the first phase of a $105 million project
that will turn the Dome into a multi-
purpose facility within 5 years.
According to the revitalization proj-
ect, the floor of the Astrodome will be
raised, allowing 1,400 parking spaces.
The raised floor would then create
nearly eight acres of weatherproof
open space for use by the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo, Offshore
Technology Conference and many
more outdoor festivals that would be
subject to cancellation due to weather.
There would also be 550,000 square
feet that would be used for retail and
hospitality.
Money from the project would come
from three sources $35 million from
the Harris County general fund; $35
million from the Hotel Occupancy Tax;
and $35 million from parking revenue.
THE EXAMINER 15 A
FDIC AND SIPC: IMPORTANT ALLIES
IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
Worried about the next financial crisis?
Reacquaint yourself with two important al-
lies: the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo-
ration (FDIC) and the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The FDIC. The FDIC is an indepen-
dent agency of the U.S. government and
provides up to $250,000 in protection for
qualified bank accounts in case of a bank
failure. The insurance applies to each
unique account owner, regardless of the
JAnA URIBE, CPA, number of accounts held at the failed bank.
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Knowing how ownership is defined can
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drawal rights and has signed the bank card. Each uniquely designated
beneficiary of a revocable trust receives $250,000 in coverage when
certain requirements are met. But coverage for irrevocable trusts is
generally limited to $250,000. All accounts owned by a corporation
or partnership at the same bank are generally limited to $250,000 of
coverage.
The SIPC. The SIPC is a nonprofit membership corporation that is
overseen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SIPC
helps preserve investment accounts when a participating brokerage
firm goes out of business and assets are missing. In that situation, the
SIPC will work to restore the cash and securities held in your account
at the time of closure, with protection of up $500,000. That includes up
to $250,000 for cash.
The SIPC does not safeguard you from market losses or worthless
stocks, nor protect you from bad investment advice. In addition, certain
types of investments, such as commodities futures contracts, generally
do not qualify for coverage.
Protection is determined by the way you hold accounts. For exam-
ple, if you have a regular taxable brokerage account and an IRA with
the same firm, each account is generally eligible for separate coverage.
Keep in mind that your financial institution must be an FDIC or
SIPC member to qualify.
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 16 A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Orange anglers win big time in CCA STAR tourney

The CCA STAR tourna- Bolivar Peninsula. A fresh and on up towards Huntington,
ment final results are in and dead mullet, cut in half, is one will go into the rut. The woods
Southeast Texas anglers did of the best baits you can use to up around Lumberton provide
real well. In the StarKids catch bull reds. Another very a good opportunity for bow
Scholarship Gafftop Division, good place to soak mullet for hunters.
this years winner is Ashton bulls are the boat cuts along The unique thing about the
Sumrall, age 8, of Orange, the Sabine jetties. On an out- early archery season on deer is
with a prize catch weighing going tide its best to set up on that we get a full month of
6.5 pounds. The the Gulf side of the hunting prior to the gun season
StarKids Scholarship cuts. Thats where opener Nov. 5. Thats a big
Gafftop Division pro- numbers of big bulls deal, especially if you happen
vides a young angler will be feeding. to be hunting a fresh line of
between the ages of 6 scrapes that a buck in rut is
and 10 with a college Open seasons tending to.
scholarship totaling The South Zone So what are your chances of
$50,000 for catching season on doves is getting a shot at a trophy buck
the heaviest gafftop. open. Ditto that for the during the archery season?
Big time congratula- Robert Sloan Central Zone. Were With bow or gun, its right
tions to Ashton. But just coming off the around 50 percent. Thats
get this Ashtons Outdoors teal season that turned because there is an estimated
dad, Troy, caught the out to be remarkably 3.6 million deer running wild
heaviest gafftop in the good once we had a across Texas. You dont always
inshore division, 7 pounds, 8 good push of birds down need a gun to score big on a
ounces, and won a Shoalwater through Southeast Texas and record-setting buck. Second,
19 Cat with a Mercury out- into the coastal marsh ponds, you dont have to be hunting
board and McClain trailer. and flooded fields. on a sprawling ranch to get the The bow season on deer opens this Saturday across Texas. Some of the
Over 47,500 fishermen reg- Bow season on deer opens shot of a lifetime. highest scoring bucks in Texas have been taken by bow hunters in the
istered for the tourney, accord- this Saturday. One of the all-time highest Pineywoods. Robert Sloan photo
ing to STAR. But there is one other big scoring bucks in Texas history
hunting event that opens up on was shot on a tiny piece of summer of 2012. Almost two program and generated nation-
Sabine Lake trout Saturday, Oct. 1 its the land in Grayson County, 60 years later, Lee finally got a wide interest in Texas bass
Finally some cool weather archery-only season on deer. miles north of Dallas. That shot at the 31-point buck, fishing. This year, TPWD is
has hit Southeast Texas, and Thats a huge deal for lots of non-typical buck scored just which measured a gross score implementing changes to fully
with that cool breeze, you can hunters here on the right side over 260 B&C points. Robert of 278 5/8. incorporate ShareLunker off-
fully expect fishing on Sabine of Texas. Its especially good Taylor took the deer on his Big bucks in East Texas? spring into hatchery brood
Lake to really come to life for bow hunters in the woods 4.7-acre property with his bow You bet. Its just a matter of stock.
with lots of trout holding under surrounding Southeast Texas in December 2012. Thats being on stand as much as pos- While the ShareLunker sea-
flocks of sea gulls. Its a time where the bucks go into rut right, his entire hunting prop- sible. son will continue to run each
when fishing is as easy as it right about now. The woods erty is only 4.7 acres. year from Oct.1 through April
gets on both Sabine Lake and west of Beaumont, around And then theres A.J. Toyota ShareLunker 30, only those entries collected
East Galveston Bay. Nome and on over toward Downs state record open Season begins Oct 1 between Jan. 1 March 31
Another excellent fishing Winnie, hold plenty of deer, range archery buck taken in For over 30 years, the Texas will be accepted as brood stock
option is to target bull reds in and some are bucks that are in 2012 in San Jacinto County. Parks and Wildlife Depart- for spawning.
the surf and at the Sabine and the rut right now. As far as I The 28-pointer scored just ments (TPWD) Toyota Share- During January through
Galveston jetties. Big reds, know, the bucks in Southeast over 256 B&C points. Lunker Program has created March, every ShareLunker that
fish in the 28-inch-plus class, Texas are the first to start chas- The biggest free-range awareness of the value of TPWD staff determines to be
began showing up in the surf ing does anywhere in Texas. whitetail ever taken in Texas catch-and-release fishing, pro- capable of spawning will be
about two weeks ago. Some of As we get more cool fronts came from Houston County in vided 13 pounds or heavier transported to the Texas Fresh-
the top catches have been through, the bucks in the 2013. It was shot by Mark Lee. largemouth bass to support water Fisheries Center in Athens.
along McFaddin Beach and Pineywoods, up around Jasper He first spotted the buck in the Texass selective breeding See SLOAN on page 21A

Sh
ooting LOOP Volleyball Chelsea
from page 13A The LU volleyball team notched its Grant
Legers

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Soccer
The Lady Cards fell to 1-9-1 over-
all and 0-2-1 in league play last week-
end, losing 1-0 to Northwestern State
and 4-1 to Central Arkansas. LU will
host two games this weekend begin-
ning Friday, Sept. 30, with SFA at 7
p.m. and Sam Houston State on Sun-
day, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m.
3-1 road match victory over New
Orleans to improve to 1-13 overall
and 1-1 in conference play.
Senior Chelsea Grant led the Cards
with 16 kills and a .406 attack mark.
Junior Carylyn Stella continued her
hot hand on defense with 14 digs.
The Lady Cards will travel to
Houston on Saturday, Oct. 1, to play
Houston Baptist at 1 p.m.
Compiled by
Chad Cooper
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER 17 A

oBItUArIES All suspects are considered innocent until

Bonnie Marie Cokinos
proven guilty in a court of law. All suspects
should be considered dangerous, and no
Bonnie Marie Cokinos, 82, of Beaumont, died
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in her home. She was attempt should be made to apprehend
born Jan. 27, 1934, in Beaumont, to Mildred
Boden Sohlinger and Barney Richard Sohlinger, them. Anyone with information on the loca-
and was a lifetime
resident of the tions of any of these wanted fugitives, or
area. Bonnie was
the founder of The
others, should call Crime Stoppers at (409)
Bonnie Cokinos 833-TIPS (8477). Information leading to
School of Dance,
where she was an the arrest of a felon could make the tipster
instructor for many
years. eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.
A gathering of
Mrs. Cokinos fam-
ily and friends will
Crime Stoppers is asking for the publics assistance in Officer Carol Riley of Crime Stoppers said.
be from 5-8 p.m., getting dangerous drug dealers and drug users, along with According to Riley, drugs have inundated local communi-
with a Christian the poisonous products they carry, off the streets. To that ties and led to a variety of crimes, such as burglary and rob-
Vigil at 6 p.m., on
Friday, Sept. 30, at
end, The Examiner will periodically feature a list of five per- bery, often committed by substance abusers attempting to
Broussards, 2000 McFaddin Ave., Beaumont. A sons accused of drug-related crimes here in High Five. feed their addictions, and crimes like public intoxication,
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m., Sat- Crime Stoppers and The Examiner are teaming up to assault and even murder, committed by persons under the
urday, Oct. 1, at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica,
700 Jeerson St., Beaumont. Her committal
fight the drug problem in Southeast Texas, Beaumont Police influence of drugs.
will be held under the direction of Broussards
Crematorium, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Beaumont Ballet Theatre, 4555 Calder Ave.,
Beaumont, Texas 77706.

Death notices
Prentis Baker, 87, of West Orange died Sept.
24, 2016. Funeral services at Claybar Funeral
Home, Orange, Sept. 27.
Jeremiah Batista, 38, of Beaumont died Sept.
22, 2016. Funeral service at Broussards, N.
Major, Beaumont, Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m.
George Warren Bernauer, 73, of Bridge City
died Sept. 27, 2016. Service pending with Lev-
ingston Funeral Home, Groves.
James T. Jimmy Bland Jr., 72, of Orange
died Sept. 22, 2016. Funeral services at Claybar
Funeral Home, Orange, Sept. 25.
Maxie Weldon Buckner, 85, of Beaumont
died Sept. 22, 2016. Memorial service at Brous-
sards, McFaddin, Beaumont, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.
Dorothy Clanton Burk Browning, 87, of
Orange died Sept. 24, 2016. Funeral services at
First Baptist Church, Bridge City, Sept. 28.
Shirley Dean Coleman, 56, of Lumberton
died Sept. 22, 2016. Funeral service at Lumber-
ton Family Funeral Home, Sept. 24.
Preston Cooper Jr., 92, of Nederland died
Sept. 23, 2016. Graveside service at Memory
Gardens of Jeerson County, Nederland, Sept.
28.
Bonnie Marie Cokinos, 82, of Beaumont died
Sept. 27, 2016. Funeral mass at St. Anthony
Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.
Margaret L. Cormier, 90, of Bridge City died
Sept. 19, 2016. Graveside service at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Groves, Sept. 22.
Sharon Elaine Courmier, 69, of Orange died
Sept. 25, 2016. Funeral services at Claybar
Funeral Home, Orange, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.
Wilma L. Crump, 93, of Nederland died Sept.
21, 2016. Memorial service at Broussards, Ned-
erland, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.
Bertha Josepha Candal Dixon, 97, of Beau-
mont died Sept. 23, 2016. Graveside service at
Forest Lawn, Beaumont, Sept. 26.
John Joseph Jack Dorgan, 86, died Sept.
25, 2016 in Groves. Service at Levingston Fu-
neral Home, Groves, Sept. 29, 1 p.m.
Lorna Oakley Angela Smalley Robert Steed Parish Subject George Welch
1. Lorna Jerene Oakley is a 32-year-old black female wanted for possession of a controlled substance
$10,000 bond.
2. Angela Lee Smalley is a 29-year-old white female wanted for possession of a controlled substance no
bond.
3. Robert Louis Steed is a 54-year-old white male wanted for possession of a controlled substance
$5,000 bond.
4. Parish John Subject, aka Patrick James, is a 32-year-old black male wanted for possession of a danger-
ous drug no bond; possession of a controlled substance $15,000 bond; and possession of a controlled
substance $12,000 bond.
5. George David Welch is a 39-year-old white male wanted for possession of a controlled substance $10,000 bond.
Clyde Lafate Drake, 88, of Silsbee died Bruce Martin, 91, of Beaumont, died Sept.
Sept. 21, 2016. Funeral service at Broussards, 27, 2016. Arrangements pending under the
Silsbee, Sept. 24. direction of Broussards, Beaumont.
Thomas Daniel Danny DuChamp, 91, of Omar Edith Sue Martin (Hunt), 64, of Orange
Orange, died Sept. 25, 2016. Mass of Christian died Sept. 26, 2016, at her home surrounded by
Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church, Beaumont, loved ones. Cremation is under the direction of
Sept. 29, 11 a.m. Claybar Haven of Rest.
Tommie Jo Eubanks, 72, died Sept. 23, William Allen Johns Jr., 58, of Beaumont
2016. Memorial service at First Baptist Church, died Sept. 13, 2016. Funeral service at Magnolia
Deweyville. Sept. 25. Baptist Church, Beaumont, Sept. 24.
Edward Hartman Green, 80, of Beaumont Viola Menard Lege, 81, of Port Neches died
died September 20, 2016. Mass of Christian Sept. 25, 2016. Memorial service at Broussards,
Burial at St. Anne, Beaumont, Sept. 24. Nederland, Sept. 30, 10 a.m.
Juanita Green, 88, of Newton, Sept. 20, 2016. Socrates Martin, 76, of Port Arthur died Sept.
Funeral services at First Presbyterian Church, 21, 2016. Service pending at Levingston Funeral
Orange, Sept. 23. Home, Groves.
Kathy Marie Hobbs Hay, 57, of Beaumont Valerie Denton Miller, 78, of Nederland died
died Sept. 26 2016. Funeral service at Wesley Sept. 22, 2016. Memorial service at Broussards,
United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Sept. 28. See DEATHS on page 23A
18 A THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

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 COMMENTARY
20 A THE EXAMINER
The opinions that appear directly below are the official
views of The Examiner and its publisher/CEO, Don J. Dodd.
Opinions expressed elsewhere on these pages are the views of
the writers only and not necessarily those of The Examiner.
Malcolm Bales
An appreciation
By James Shannon, Bales late brother-in-law, 1952-2015
It was an autumn day at the lake in East Texas, and a
family kayak outing seemed like a good idea. My daughter
was handling her kayak a lot better than I was; when I
turned to follow her, the slight waves stirred by the wind
were enough upturn my boat and submerge me in the mid-
dle of the lake.
My lifejacket pushed me to the surface, but when Athena
turned her kayak to help, she flipped over too. As we
bobbed alongside our upside-down craft, she made an
executive decision.
Im going to swim back and get some help, Dad, she
volunteered and swam away.
Good idea, was my unsteady response as I clutched
both kayaks, which didnt seem to move much as I inef-
fectively tried to kick toward the distant shore. The two
cans of soda in the pockets of my cargo shorts didnt help,
but I was determined to hang on to these little boats.
After what seemed like forever but in reality was only
about 10 minutes, I became aware of an approaching swim-
mer headed in my direction with strong, steady strokes. It
was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Texas, acting in a private capacity to rescue a hapless rec-
reational boater.
His name is Malcolm Bales, and these were his kayaks.
He has been my friend and brother-in-law for more than
30 years. And not for the first time, I was glad to see him.
Betsy and Mal are the proud parents of six children and
six grandchildren, each of whom we love dearly and who
possess in varying degrees the fierce intellects and loving
hearts of their parents. He was introduced at the event by
his children, with each focusing on some aspect of their dad
with Patrick even mentioning the damn Yankees.
Of course, life with Malcolm Bales is not all a bed of
roses or maybe it is. My parents built a beautiful home
next door to Betsy and Mals place at the lake. The proxim-
ity to their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
is a continuing source of joy to my mom and dad but Ive
learned not to plan on sleeping in when I spend the night.
Early in the morning, its common to be awakened by the
drone of a chainsaw, lawn mower, weed eater or leaf blow-
er as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District
catches up on the chores in their yards.
This is not some photo opportunity like those staged
when President George W. Bush would cut brush on his
Crawford ranch nobody is watching except those of us
who were sleeping moments before. But that is Mal, who
also finds time when hes not riding the judicial circuit to
teach Sunday school, coach youth sports teams and follow
the Yankees.
I guess what I am trying to say is that in addition to his
spotless credentials and long record of service to the people
of this state, Malcolm Bales is a fundamentally decent man
who I am proud to call my brother, my friend and my U.S.
Attorney.
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
Showing Americas greatness
Because of freedoms enjoyed by American kneeling exercise teaches minority Little
citizens, we can, if we so choose, burn the flag, League players they are being short-changed
criticize the president, or kneel at a football by their country. Further, it clearly fails to
game during the playing of our nation- inspire children to do things in a posi-
al anthem. While such an act can cap- tive manner that would improve the
ture national attention, it does little way of life for us all.
about the things NFL quarterback It is my belief that more can be
Colin Kaepernick is complaining accomplished standing up than kneeling
about. down. Even kneeling in prayer would
Once I was told the story about a not be as productive without an active
large family, the mother of whom had follow through of faith. Marching to the
hideous scarring to the point she polls, attending your city council or
looked like a creature from a horror school board meetings, door-to-door
movie, and yet the children all seemed Carl knocking for a candidate of your choice,
to shower her continually with affec- Parker or volunteering for a get out the vote
tion and hugs and kisses. When some- campaign would do infinitely more to
one asked why there was so much change things for the better than a rela-
doting on such an unattractive person, someone tively effortless protest.
revealed that years before there had been a ter- Among our many other privileges as Ameri-
rible fire at the home of this family and these cans, we have the ultimate ability through voting
children had been rescued, their lives to alter the course of our nation and our soci-
saved, by their moth- ety. Unfortunately, only a small percent-
er braving the age of American
flames, resulting in citizens take
her suffering hor- advantage of this
rible, disfiguring wonderful privi-
scarring. lege. How much
The same might better would it be if
be said for the we focused on inspir-
United States of ing children to partici-
America. No doubt pate in large numbers
our country has scars, in informed voting? It
and several things that is my fervent belief our
can be criticized. Yet it nation would be far bet-
remains a beacon to which almost ter off if those who
every citizen of every other country is spend hours organizing
drawn. marches to protest the
When America was birthed as a nation by shortcomings of our country would spend more
the development and adoption of our Constitu- time organizing mass marches to the polling
tion, some of those participating in its writing places on election day.
deplored slavery. Even so, they did not prevail Our nation may not be perfect, but without a
at the time and a provision was written into our doubt, it is great. It is up to us to try to keep it
founding document classifying some humans that way. How much better would it be if those
as less than human because of their skin color. who aspire to leadership of our fellow Ameri-
Nonetheless, because of the general provisions cans of all stripes could inspire others to
and freedoms assured by our Constitution and change our nation for the better through respon-
subsequent Bill of Rights, we have emerged as sible, thoughtful participation?
a thoughtful, caring nation in many regards.
Citizens of all stripes many privileges, rights 1958.Carl Parker has practiced law in Port Arthur since
He is a 1958 graduate of the University of
and protections. Hopefully, we will continue to Texas School of Law. Elected to the Texas House of
evolve in this regard. Representatives in 1962 and the Senate in 1976,
While I will defend Kaepernicks right to Parker continued to practice law while writing and
express his dissatisfaction about things in this sponsoring hundreds of bills that became laws
country, I also have the right to deem him relating to every aspect of life in Texas, including
many regarding consumer safety. His e-mail is
wrong in his behavior. The drawback of the cap1934@aol.com.
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Doonesbury
By Garry Trudeau
SHORTS
from page 12A
BPDs Walters stat-
ed in the release.
After the investiga-
tion was complete,
officers transported
Stephens, Jackson,
Henton and Dur-
ousseau to the Jef-
ferson County Jail.
The men were each
charged with two
counts of felony
theft, one count of (Clockwise from top left) Darrell
engaging in orga- Durousseau, Eddie Stephens, Ken-
nized criminal dale Henton and Toiy Jackson
activity and one count of misdemeanor theft.
The Auto Theft Task Force is investigating.

Photo courtesy of CCA/Facebook.com

SLOAN
from page 16A
In recent years, pure Florida largemouth bass have been
primarily used for spawning due to limited hatchery
space. Starting this season, TPWD staff will attempt to
spawn all ShareLunker, bass regardless of genetics.
However, only pure Florida ShareLunker offspring will
be incorporated into the hatchery brood stock program.
In addition, although ShareLunker entries will
still be accepted from private waters, ShareLunker
offspring will not be stocked back into private water
bodies even when the ShareLunker is donated from
private waters.
ShareLunker catches can be reported 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week by calling (903) 681-0550. For
complete information and rules of the ShareLunker
program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of
last years season, see www.tpwd.texas.gov/share-
lunker. The site also includes a searchable database
of all fish entered into the program.
 22 A THE EXAMINER
LEGALS
Legal notices
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND PRELIMINARY
DECISION FOR TPDES
PERMIT FOR MUNICIPAL
WASTEWATER RENEWAL
PERMIT NO.
WQ0013017001
APPLICATION AND
PRELIMINARY DECISION.
RA-TE, INC., P.O. Box
20977, Beaumont, Texas
77720, has applied to the
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
(TCEQ) for a renewal of
Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES)
Permit No. WQ0013017001,
which authorizes the
discharge of treated
domestic wastewater at a
daily average flow not to
exceed 25,000 gallons per
day. TCEQ received this
application on February 12,
2016.
The facility is located
approximately 2,200 feet
southwest of the
intersection of Smith Road
and Kidd Road, in Jefferson
County, Texas 77707. The
treated effluent is
discharged to Kidd Gully;
thence to Bayou Din;
thence to Hillebrandt Bayou
in Segment No. 0704 of the
Neches-Trinity Coastal
Basin. The unclassified
receiving water use is high
aquatic life use for Kidd
Gully. The designated uses
for Segment No. 0704 are
intermediate aquatic life use
and primary contact
recreation. All
determinations are
preliminary and subject to
additional review and/or
revisions.
The TCEQ Executive
Director has completed the
technical review of the
application and prepared a
draft permit. The draft
permit, if approved, would
establish the conditions
under which the facility
must operate. The
Executive Director has
made a preliminary decision
that this permit, if issued,
meets all statutory and
regulatory requirements.
The permit application,
Executive Directors
preliminary decision, and
draft permit are available for
viewing and copying at the
Theodore R. Johns Senior
Library, 4255 Fannett Road,
Beaumont, Texas. This link
to an electronic map of the
site or facilitys general
location is provided as a
public courtesy and is not
part of the application or
notice. For the exact
location, refer to the
application. http://www.
tceq.texas.gov/assets/
public/hb610/index.
html?lat=29.99&lng=-
94.220833&zoom=
13&type=r
CHANGE IN LAW: The
Texas Legislature enacted
Senate Bill 709, effective
September 1, 2015,
amending the
requirements for
comments and contested
case hearings. This
application is subject to
those changes in law.
PUBLIC COMMENT /
PUBLIC MEETING. You
may submit public
comments or request a
public meeting about this
application. The purpose
of a public meeting is to
provide the opportunity to
submit comments or to ask
questions about the
application. TCEQ holds a
public meeting if the
Executive Director
determines that there is a
significant degree of public
interest in the application or
if requested by a local
legislator. A public meeting
is not a contested case
hearing.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A
CONTESTED CASE
HEARING. After the
deadline for submitting
public comments, the
Executive Director will
consider all timely
comments and prepare a
response to all relevant and
material, or significant
public comments. Unless
the application is directly
referred for a contested
case hearing, the
response to comments
will be mailed to everyone
who submitted public
comments and to those
persons who are on the
mailing list for this
application. If comments
are received, the mailing
will also provide
instructions for requesting
a contested case hearing
or reconsideration of the
Executive Directors
decision. A contested case
hearing is a legal proceeding
similar to a civil trial in a
state district court.
TO REQUEST A Accident Potential Zones.
CONTESTED CASE
HEARING, YOU MUST
INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS IN
YOUR REQUEST: your
name, address, phone
number; applicants name
and proposed permit
number; the location and
distance of your property/
activities relative to the
proposed facility; a Chief Clerk. In addition, you
specific description of
how you would be
adversely affected by the
facility in a way not
common to the general
public; a list of all disputed
issues of fact that you
submit during the
comment period and, the
statement [I/we] request
a contested case
hearing. If the request for
contested case hearing is
filed on behalf of a group
or association, the
request must designate
the groups representative
for receiving future
correspondence; identify
by name and physical
address an individual
member of the group who
would be adversely
affected by the proposed
facility or activity; provide
the information discussed
above regarding the
affected members
location and distance
from the facility or activity;
explain how and why the
member would be
affected; and explain how
the interests the group
seeks to protect are
relevant to the groups
purpose.
Following the close of all
applicable comment and
request periods, the
Executive Director will
forward the application and
any requests for
reconsideration or for a
contested case hearing to
the TCEQ Commissioners
for their consideration at a
scheduled Commission
meeting.
The Commission may only
grant a request for a
contested case hearing on
issues the requestor
submitted in their timely
comments that were not
subsequently withdrawn. If
a hearing is granted, the
subject of a hearing will
be limited to disputed
issues of fact or mixed
questions of fact and law
relating to relevant and
material water quality
concerns submitted
during the comment
period. TCEQ may act on
an application to renew a
permit for discharge of
wastewater without
providing an opportunity
for a contested case
hearing if certain criteria
are met.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ACTION. The Executive
Director may issue final
approval of the application
unless a timely contested
case hearing request or
request for reconsideration
is filed. If a timely hearing
request or request for
reconsideration is filed, the
Executive Director will not
issue final approval of the
permit and will forward the
application and request to
the TCEQ Commissioners
for their consideration at a
scheduled Commission
meeting.
MAILING LIST. If you
submit public comments, a
request for a contested
case hearing or a REQUEST RELEASE OF
reconsideration of the
Executive Directors
decision, you will be added
to the mailing list for this
specific application to
receive future public notices
mailed by the Office of the
may request to be placed
on: (1) the permanent
mailing list for a specific
applicant name and permit
number; and/or (2) the
mailing list for a specific
county. If you wish to be
placed on the permanent
and/or the county mailing
list, clearly specify which
list(s) and send your request
to TCEQ Office of the Chief
Clerk at the address below.
All written public
comments and public
meeting requests must be
submitted to the Office of
the Chief Clerk, MC 105,
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality,
P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX
78711-3087 or
electronically at www.
tc e q . te x a s . g o v/ a b o u t/
comments.html within 30
days from the date of
newspaper publication of
this notice.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND
INFORMATION. If you need
more information about this
permit application or the
permitting process, please
call the TCEQ Public
Education Program, Toll
Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si
desea informacin en
Espaol, puede llamar al
1-800-687- 4040. General
information about the TCEQ
can be found at our web
site at www.TCEQ.texas.
gov.
Further information may
also be obtained from
RA-TE, INC. at the address
stated above or by calling
Ms. Natalia Rodriguez, RSB
Environmental, at 832 291-
3473.
Issuance Date: July 7, 2016
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate
of William Roland Hargrave
a/k/a William Rollin
Hargrave, Deceased, were
issued on August 31, 2016,
in Cause No. 115392,
pending in the Probate
Court of Jefferson County,
Texas, to: William Jack
Hargrave.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present
them to the undersigned
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
c/o: Tracy Ray Troup
Attorney at Law
TROUP & BRUCE, LLP
211 Florence
Tomball, Texas 77375
DATED the 1st day of
September, 2016.
Tracy Ray Troup
Tracy Ray Troup
Attorney for William Jack
Hargrave
State Bar No.: 00791820
TROUP & BRUCE, LLP
211 Florence
Tomball, Texas 77375
Telephone: (281) 831-1036
Facsimile: (713) 464-5510
E-mail: tracy@troupbruce.
com
NOTICE OF INTENT TO
FUNDS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
City of Beaumont
801 Main Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409)880-2763
To All Interested Agencies,
Groups and Persons: On or
after October 24, 2016, the
above named City of
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas will submit a
request to the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development office
(HUD) for the release of
federal funds under Title 1
of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1974
(PL.93.383) as amended, to
undertake the project(s)
known as,
Grant #B-16-MC-48-003
($91,457.57)
The activities proposed are
categorically excluded
under HUD regulations at
24 CFR Part 58 from the
National Environmental
Policy requirements. An
Environmental Review
Record (ERR) that
documents the
e n v i r o n m e n t a l
determination for these
projects is on file at the City
of Beaumont Community
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
Development Department - (66.20% LMI); CT-25 HUD will accept objections hand and seal of said Court
801 Main Street, 2nd Floor, (59.50% LMI); Ct-26 to its release of funds and at Beaumont, Texas, on
Beaumont, Texas and may (77.30% LMI); CT-117 the City of Beaumonts September 21, 2016.
be examined or copied on (76.89% LMI). certification for a period of
weekdays 8:00 a.m. 5:00 fifteen days following the Carolyn L. Guidry,
p.m. Monday Friday. The This is a tiered activity. Site anticipated submission County Clerk
activities are as follows: specific reviews will be date or its actual receipt of Jefferson County, Texas
completed for those laws the request (whichever is
Clearance and Demolition
Program ($55,000.00)
and authorities
addressed in the broad
not later) only if they are on one
of the following basis: (1)
By Linda Funchess Deputy
( LINDA FUNCHESS)
The purpose of the review for each address the certification was not
Clearance and Demolition under this program when executed by the Certifying
Program is to promote safe, addresses become known. Officer of the City of
Beaumont; (b) the City of DEMAND FOR
decent and sanitary
neighborhoods, particularly Beaumont has omitted a REIMBURSEMENT
Level of Environmental
in areas of low/moderate step or failed to make a UNDER TEXAS
Review Citation: 24 CFR
income concentration. decision or finding required PROPERTY CODE
Part 58.5 (a)(4)(ii)
Funds will be used to by HUD regulations at 24 SECTIONS 29.003 AND
Site Specific Review: The
demolish unsafe, unsanitary CFR Part 58; (c) the grant 29.0035
site specific reviews will
and uninhabitable cover the following laws recipient or other
participants in the Arthur Wells (Wells) owns an
residential structures and authorities not
development process have undivided interest in the
located in low/moderate addressed by the broad
committed funds, incurred hereinafter described real
income areas. Funds will review. They will be
costs or undertaken property ( the property).
be expended primarily in addressed in the site
activities not authorized by Wells has paid all of the ad
the following census tracts specific review: Historic
24 CFR Part 58 before valorem taxes imposed on
with the accompanying low/ Preservation, Flood Zone,
approval of a release of the property for tax years
moderate income Explosive and Flammable
funds by HUD; or (d) 2005 through and including
household income Materials, Toxic Chemicals/
another Federal agency 2015 ( total paid $5,082.50).
percentages: CT- 1.03 Radioactive Materials,
acting pursuant to 40 CFR Lorenzo Marshall (Marshall)
(75.19% LMI); CT-2 Airport Clear Zones/
Part 1504 has submitted a owns an undivided 1/30th
(39.06% LMI); CT-5 Accident Potential Zones.
written finding that the interest in the property, and
(43.72% LMI); CT-6
project is unsatisfactory his address is currently
(62.31% LMI); CT-7 (82.1% No mitigation measures/
from the standpoint of unknown (last known
LMI); CT-9 (60.17% LMI); conditions/permits will be
environmental quality. address is 2730 Lafferty
CT-11 (49.87% LMI); CT-12 required for this program.
Objections must be Road, Apt. 1209, Pasadena,
(63.69% LMI); CT-17
prepared and submitted in Texas 77502), and Ianthia
(71.43% LMI); CT-19 The H.O.W. Center
accordance with the Henson (Henson) also owns
(69.75% LMI); CT-20 ($5,468.57)
required procedures (24 an undivided 1/30th interest
(44.25% LMI); CT-21 Funds will be used to pay a
CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) in the property, and her
(62.88% LMI); CT-23 portion of the costs to
and shall be addressed to: address is currently
(64.63% LMI); CT-24 purchase and replace the
unknown ( last known
(66.20% LMI); CT-25 current air conditioning and
Mrs. Sandra Warren, address is 3177 Deer flower
(59.50% LMI); Ct-26 heating units for a facility
Program Director Road, San Diego, California
(77.30% LMI); CT-117 that houses and provides
U. S. Department of 92115). Wells hereby makes
(76.89% LMI). educational opportunities,
Housing and Urban a formal demand that
job training and other
Development, Region VI Marshall and Henson
This is a tiered activity. Site services to low/moderate
Office of Community reimburse Wells for their
specific reviews will be income men who are
Planning and Development respective shares ($169.42
completed for those laws recovering from substance
1301 Fannin, Ste. 2200 each) of the ad valorem
and authorities not and/or alcohol addiction.
Houston, Texas 77002- taxes paid by wells set forth
addressed in the broad The purpose of this project
7008 above. The property
review for each address is to provide safe, habitable
consists of land and
under this program when shelter for men who might
residential dwelling known
addresses become known. otherwise be homeless. Potential objectors should
contact HUD at (713) 718- as 1458 Church Street,
Funds will be used in the
3199, to verify the actual Beaumont, Texas 77705,
Level of Environmental following census tract, with
which is Wells address. The
Review Citation: 24 CFR the accompanying low/ last day of objection period.
property is legally described
Part 58.5 (a)(4)(ii) moderate household
Kyle Hayes City Manager, as Lot 16, Block 6, Pear
Site Specific Review: The income percentage: CT-9 Orchard, Abstract 051200,
site specific reviews will (60% LMI). The address for Certifying Officer
Beaumont, Jefferson
cover the following laws the facility is 2509 Cable
County, Texas.
and authorities not Street, Beaumont, Texas.
addressed by the broad CITATION BY
review. They will be Level of Environmental PUBLICATION
addressed in the site Review Citation: 24 CFR NOTICE INVITING BIDS
specific review: Historic Part 58.5 (a)(4)(ii) TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
Preservation, Flood Zone, Site Specific Review: The LAURA SORACE BID NO. PW0916-21
Explosive and Flammable site specific review has JOHNSON, DECEASED
Materials, Toxic Chemicals/ been completed and the Sealed bids will be received
Radioactive Materials, following laws and You are hereby commanded by the City Clerk of the City
Airport Clear Zones/ authorities have been to appear before the County of Beaumont, 801 Main
addressed: Historic Court of Jefferson County, Street, Room 125,
Preservation, Flood Zone, Texas, at the Courthouse of Beaumont, Texas, until 2:00
No mitigation measures/ Explosive and Flammable said County in the City of p.m. (CST), THURSDAY,
conditions/permits will be Materials, Toxic Chemicals/ Beaumont, Jefferson OCTOBER 27, 2016 for
required for this program. Radioactive Materials, County, Texas, at or before furnishing all plans,
Airport Clear Zones/ 10:00 A.M. of this first a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,
Minor Repair Program Accident Potential Zones. Monday after the expiration superintendence, labor,
($30,579.00) of ten days from the date of services, materials, tools,
The purpose of this program PUBLIC COMMENTS publication of this citation equipment, supplies,
is to help low/moderate Any individual, group, or by filing a written answer to transportation, utilities, and
income homeowners to agency may submit written a petition filed in said Court all other items and facilities
remain in their homes and comments on the ERR to on September 19, 2016, in necessary therefore, as
to help provide them with the City of Beaumont Cause NO. 115874, styled, provided in the Contract
decent, safe, sanitary Community Development Documents for the
housing. Department. All comments IN THE ESTATE OF LAURA construction of:
SORACE JOHNSON,
Funds will be used to received by October 21,
perform minor repairs on 2016 will be considered by DECEASED MAGNOLIA AVENUE
approximately (6) six homes the City of Beaumont prior A brief statement of the PAVING & DRAINAGE
of low/moderate income to authorizing submission nature of the petition is as REHABILITATION
homeowners, at a maximum of a request for release of follows, to-wit: PROJECT
of $5,000.00 per house. funds. (GILL STREET TO
This activity will assist TO DETERMINE THE LIBERTY AVENUE)
primarily elderly and/or RELEASE OF FUNDS HEIRS AND THEIR BID NO. PW0916-21
disable persons. The City of Beaumont P E R C E N T A G E
certifies to HUD that, Kyle OWNERSHIP IN THE together with all
Funds will be expended Hayes, in his capacity as ESTATE OF LAURA appurtenances thereto,
primarily in the following City Manager consents to SORACE JOHNSON, being improvements for the
census tracts with the accept the jurisdiction of DECEASED City of Beaumont, Owner,
accompanying low/ the Federal Courts if an Beaumont, Texas. Bids will
moderate income action is brought to enforce as is more fully shown by be opened and publicly
household income responsibilities in relation to the petition on file in this read in the Council
percentages: CT- 1.03 the environmental review cause. Chambers at City Hall. The
(75.19% LMI); CT-2 process and that these City reserves the right, after
(39.06% LMI); CT-5 responsibilities have been The officer executing this opening Bids, to reject any
(43.72% LMI); CT-6 satisfied. HUDs approval process shall promptly or all bids or to make award
(62.31% LMI); CT-7 (82.1% of the certification satisfies execute the same according to accept any bid or
LMI); CT-9 (60.17% LMI); its responsibilities under to law, and make due return combination of bids
CT-11 (49.87% LMI); CT-12 NEPA and related laws and as the law directs. If this deemed advantageous to it.
(63.69% LMI); CT-17 authorities and allows the citation is not served within
(71.43% LMI); CT-19 City of Beaumont to use ninety (90) days after day of Bidders must submit Bid
(69.75% LMI); CT-20 HUD program funds. issuance, it shall be Bond, Cashiers Check,
(44.25% LMI); CT-21 returned unserved. Certified Check or
(62.88% LMI); CT-23 OBJECTIONS TO irrevocable Letter of Credit
(64.63% LMI); CT-24 RELEASE OF FUNDS Issued and given under my issued by a bank
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
satisfactory to the Owner,
payable without recourse to
the order of the City of
Beaumont in an amount not
less than five (5) percent of
the largest possible bid
amount as a guaranty that
the Bidder will enter into
contract and execute bond
and guaranty in the form
provided within fourteen
(14) calendar days after
date of Notice of Award of
the contract. Bids without
required financial security
deposit will not be
considered.
Prevailing Highway-Heavy,
Municipal and Utilities wage
rates for Jefferson County,
published as part of the
Contract Documents and
subject to revisions, shall
govern or control minimum
rates for work performed
during execution of the
contract. Also,
qualifications being equal,
citizens of the City of
Beaumont shall be given
preference in employment
for work performed under
the contract.
A MANDATORY Pre-bid
Conference will be held at
10:00 a.m., on THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 13, 2016 in the
First Floor Conference
Room at City Hall, 801
Main Street, Beaumont,
TX. Attendance at the
Pre-bid meeting is a
prerequisite to bidding.
Bids WILL NOT be
accepted from any firm not
in attendance at the pre-bid
conference. Prior to the
pre-bid conference,
interested bidders should
obtain forms of proposal,
contract, bond, and
specifications. Bidding
documents may be
obtained from the Citys
website:
http://beaumonttexas.gov/
departments/purchasing/
bid-information/
Complete sets of said
Contract Documents may
be purchased at White
Reprographics (409) 832-
8451 or Triangle Blueprint
(409) 835-6810 in
Beaumont, Texas. No
refund will be made of any
charges for sets of Contract
Documents. Complete sets
of said Contract Documents
may be reviewed at the
Public Works Counter, City
Hall, 801 Main St., Suite
200, Beaumont, Texas and
at the office(s) of Associated
General Contractors,
American Marketing Co.,
and F. W. Dodge.
Please make sure to
reference to Bid Number:
PW0916-21
CITY OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS, OWNER
By: Tina Broussard, TRMC
City Clerk
NOTICE TO ALL
PERSONS HAVING
CLAIMS AGAINST THE
ESTATE OF GALEN WYNN
HAWKINS, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of
Independent Administration
for the ESTATE OF GALEN
WYNN HAWKINS,
Deceased were issued on
September 21, 2016 in
Cause No. 115583 pending
in the County Court of
Jefferson County, Texas, to
Chelbi Hawkins a/k/a
Shelby Hawkins.
The address of such
Independent Administrator
is:
Chelbi Hawkins a/k/a
Shelby Hawkins
c/o The Monk Law Firm
4875 Parker Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77705
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present
them within the time and in
the manner prescribed by
law.
DATED the 21 day of
September, 2016.
THE MONK LAW FIRM
4875 Parker Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77705
(409) 724-6665
By: Brandon P. Monk
Brandon P. Monk, Attorney
for the Estate of Galen
Wynn Hawkins, Deceased
NOTICE TO PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS
AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
BOBBY SUE TWEEDEL,
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate
of BOBBY SUE TWEEDEL,
Deceased were issued on
August 17, 2016 in Cause
No. 115325, pending in the
County Court of Jefferson
County, Texas, to CHERYL
ANN COLE.
The address of such
Independent Executor is:
CHERYL ANN COLEc/o
Bradley, Steele & Pierce,
LLP 3120 Central Mall
DrivePort Arthur, TX 77642
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present
them within the time and in
the manner prescribed by
law.
DATED the 23rd day of
September, 2016.
BRADLEY, STEELE &
PIERCE, LLP
Attorneys at Law
3120 Central Mall Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 724-6644
By: Lance P. Bradley
Lance P. Bradley, Attorney
for the Estate of BOBBY
SUE TWEEDEL
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate
of Sevara C. Freeman, a/k/a
Sevara E. Freeman,
Deceased were issued on
the 20th day of September,
2016, in Cause No. 115565,
pending in the County
Court of Jefferson County,
Texas, in Probate, to
Charles W. Oakley II and
Mildred Cruzat, as
Independent Co-Executors.
All persons having claims
against the Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present
same within the time and in
the manner prescribed by
law to Brian A. Mills,
Creighton, Fox, Johnson &
Mills, PLLC, P.O. Box 5607,
Beaumont, Texas 77726.
DATED this 20th day of
September, 2016.
Charles W. Oakley II and
Mildred Cruzt, Independent
Co-Executors of the Estate
of Sevara C. Freeman,
a/k/a Sevara E. Freeman,
Deceased
PUBLIC NOTICE Pre-Bid Meeting: None.
Notice is hereby Bids shall be submitted to
the City Clerks Office, City
given in Hall, 801 Main, Room 125,
accordance with prior to the above stated
the provisions time.
of the Texas Bidding forms,
Alcoholic specifications and
necessary information may
all
Beverage Code be obtained from the
that Entire Night P u r c h a s i n g
Division, City Hall, 801
Lyfe LLC dba Main, Room 315,
Nells Place is Beaumont, Texas 77701.
making Vendors requesting bid
packets should call the
application with Purchasing Division at (409)
the Texas 880-3720 or you may
download the
Alcoholic specifications from our
Beverage website at: http://
Commission for beaumonttexas.gov/
purchasing/bid-information/
a Mixed
Beverage Permit The City reserves the right
to reject any or all bids, or
and Mixed to accept any bid or
Beverage Late combination of bids
Hours Permit to
deemed advantageous to it.
be located at Please make reference to
Bid Number: PF0916-16
500 Franklin St
in the City of Bid Closing Date:
Beaumont, OCTOBER 20, 2016
Jefferson Tina Broussard
County, Texas. City Clerk
Officers: Bryant
K Thomas NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Managing
Member Notice is hereby given that
original Letters
Jessica G Testamentary for the Estate
Nickson of FURL WILLIAM MUMAW,
Deceased, were issued on
Managing August 23, 2016, in Cause
Member No. 115175, pending in the
County Court of Jefferson
County, Texas, to: CAROL
JEAN BOHLER.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims
Notice is hereby given that against this Estate which is
original Letters currently being administered
Testamentary for the Estate are required to present
of Joe Henry Bailey, Jr., them to the undersigned
Deceased, were issued on
within the time and in the
August 30, 2016, in Cause manner prescribed by law.
No.115544, pending in the
County Court of Jefferson c/o: CAROL JEAN
County, Texas, to
BOHLER
Gwendolyn P. Bailey. 5310 Margaret Lane
Beaumont, Texas 77708
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
DATED the 28 day of
th
currently being administered September, 2016
are required to present
them to the undersigned
Alan D. McLemore
within the time and in the Alan D. McLemore
manner prescribed by law.
Attorney for CAROL JEAN
BOHLER
c/o: Rick Williams
State Bar No.: 13752500
Attorney at Law 3580 Calder Ave.
1233 Nederland Avenue
Beaumont, TX 77706
Nederland, Texas 77627 Telephone: (409) 679-8200
Facsimile: (832) 514-7045
DATED the 15th day of E-mail: adm.law.offices@
September, 2016.
gmail.com
Rick Williams
Rick Williams
Attorney for Gwendolyn P.
Bailey
PUBLIC NOTICE
State Bar No.: 00794860
1233 Nederland Avenue Notice is hereby
Nederland, Texas 77627
Telephone: (409) 727-5045 given in
Facsimile: (409) 724-0514 accordance with
the provisions of
the Texas
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Alcoholic
Sealed bids will be received Beverage Code
by the City Clerk of the City
of Beaumont, City Hall, 801 that Sarker G
Main Street, Room 125, Store, Inc. dba
Beaumont, Texas, until
2:00 PM (CST), Gulf Street
THURSDAY, OCTOBER Liquor is making
20, 2016 and all bids will be
opened and publicly read in
application with
the City Council Chambers the Texas
on that date for: Alcoholic
TRI-ANNUAL CONTRACT Beverage
FOR MOTOR FUELS Commission for
(GASOLINE AND DIESEL),
FUEL CARD SYSTEM, a Package
AND EMERGENCY FUEL Store Permit and
Beer Retailers
Off Premises
License to be
located at 3020
Gulf Street in
the City of
Beaumont,
Jefferson
County, Texas.
Owner: Akhil
Sarker Pres/
Sec
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary for
the Estate of Curtis Lee
Cummings, Sr., Deceased
were issued on September
21, 2016, in Cause No.
115,163, pending in the
County Court of Jefferson
County, Texas to Lula
Jacobs.
All persons having claims
against the Estate are
required to present them
within the time and manner
prescribed by law to:
Lula Jacobs
c/o Zach Celeste
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 3708
Beaumont, TX 77704
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
CHRISTOPHER TERENCE
JEFFRIES
You are hereby commanded
to appear before the County
Court of Jefferson County,
Texas, at the Courthouse of
said County in the City of
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas, at or before
10:00 A.M. of this first
Monday after the expiration
of ten days from the date of
publication of this citation
by filing a written answer to
a petition filed in said Court
on September 21, 2016, in
Cause NO. 115821, styled,
IN THE ESTATE OF
CHRISTOPHER TERENCE
JEFFRIES, DECEASED
A brief statement of the
nature of the petition is as
follows, to-wit:
TO DETERMINE THE
HEIRS AND THEIR
P E R C E N T A G E
OWNERSHIP IN THE
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER
TERENCE JEFFRIES,
DECEASED
as is more fully shown by
the petition on file in this
cause.
The officer executing this
process shall promptly
execute the same according
to law, and make due return
as the law directs. If this
citation is not served within
ninety (90) days after day of
issuance, it shall be
returned unserved.
Issued and given under my
hand and seal of said Court
at Beaumont, Texas, on
September 22, 2016.
Carolyn L. Guidry,
County Clerk
Jefferson County, Texas
By Paula McDaniel Deputy
( PAULA MCDANIEL)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate
of Grace M. Fritz,Deceased
were issued on September
21. 2016, in Cause No.
115,815, pending in the
Probate Court of Jefferson
County, Texas, to: Faith
Ellen Sauerwein,
Independent Executor.
The post office address of
the Executoris:
Faith Ellen Sauerwein
c/o Wyatt D. Snider
SniderLaw Firm,PLLC
3535Calder,Suite300
Beaumont,TX 77706
All persons having claims
against this Estate, which is
currently being
administered, are required
to present them within the
time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
Dated the 21st day of
September, 2016.
SNIDER LAW FIRM,PLLC
Wyatt D. Snider
Wyaft D. Snider
StateBarNo.24039185
3535 Calder,Suite300
Beaumont,Texas 77706
(409)924-9595/
(409)924-0808 FAX wyatt@
sniderlawfirm.com
ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
317 JUDICIAL DISTRICT
TH
COURT of JEFFERSON
COUNTY, TEXAS
To: KAYLA MARIE DUPRE
NOTICE: You have been
sued. You may employ an
attorney. If you or your
attorney do not file a written
answer with the clerk who
issued this citation by 10:00
a.m. on the Monday next
following the expiration of
42 days after the date this
citation was issued, a
default judgment may be
taken against you, the
answer date being at or
before 10 oclock A.M. on
Monday, October 31, 2016.
Said answer may be filed by
mailing same to: District
Clerks Office, 1001 Pearl
St., 2nd floor, Beaumont, TX
77701, or by bringing it to
the office. The Petition of
KYLE DUPRE
was filed in the 317th Family
District Court of Jefferson
County, Texas, on the 9th
day of September, 2016,
against
KAYLA MARIE DUPRE
RESPONDENT
numbered 203653 and
entitled In the Interest of:
RYAN JAMES DUPRE
CHILD.
ISSUED and GIVEN under
my hand and the seal of
said court at office, this the
15th day of September,
2016.
The court has the authority
in this suit to enter any
judgment or decree in the
CHILDs interest will be
binding upon you, including
the termination of the
parent-child relationship,
the determination
paternity and
of
the
appointment of a
conservator with authority
to consent to the CHILDs
adoption.
JAMIE SMITH,
DISTRICT CLERK
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
TEXAS
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
JAMES RAY MOITY,
THE EXAMINER 23 A
appointed Independent
Executor of the Estate of
to said Independent
Executrix, c/o Eddie R.
HELEN A. MOITY, Schroeder, Attorney for the
Deceased, Cause #115779
in Jefferson County, Texas,
Estate, 505 West Lucas
Drive, Beaumont, TX
by the Judge of the County 77706-4601.
Court of said County on
All persons having claims
September 21, 2016,
hereby notifies all persons against this Estate, which is
indebted to said estate to currently being
administered, are required
come forward and make
settlement, and those to present them within the
having claims against the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
estate to present them to
him, within the time
prescribed by law, c/o LAW DATED this 21 day of
OFFICE OF LAIRON W. September, 2016.
DOWDEN, JR. attorney for
said estate, at 1217
Eddie R. Schroeder
Nederland Avenue,
Eddie R. Schroeder
505 West Lucas Drive
Nederland, Texas.
Beaumont, TX 77706-4601
WITNESS my hand this 21st
(409) 892-8200
(409) 892-0062 FAX
day of September, 2016. Texas Bar No. 17817000
LAIRON W. DOWDEN, JR. Attorney for the Estate of
State Bar# 06072700
(409) 724-7979
Larence Earl Henson, Sr.,
Deceased
Assumed
PUBLIC NOTICE
names
Notice of Public Sale of
property to satisfy a
ORANGE CO.
landlords lien. Sale
will be held at Central Maxi
Storage at 885 Ridgewood
McMahon, Miranda
Dba A Lust for Dust
Dr, Port Neches, Tx 77651 3602 Edgemont Dr.
on Saturday, October 1,
2016 at 1:15 pm. Clean
Orange, TX 77630
Filed on 8/10/16
up and card deposit of Cert No. 19045
$45.00 is required. Seller
reserves the right to
withdraw the property at
Bankruptcies
anytime before the
Pitre, Mary P.
sale. Unit items will be sold
for cash to the highest
Chapter 13
bidder. Property includes
Filed on 8/1/16
Jefferson County
the contents of spaces of
the following tenants:
Pabala Machado, Pam
Augustine, Jeffrey
Chapter 13
Young, Alexis McCall,
Maria Palomo, Philip
Filed on 8/1/16
Jefferson County
Sanders, Daisy Mancilla,
Rusty Shannon,
Kroemeke, Eric
Heather Dennis,
Christopher
Sale items include:
Kroemeke, Allison M.
Living room furniture and
Chapter 13
dcor, music equipment,
Filed on 8/1/16
TVs, china and glassware,
Hardin County
cookingitems, boxes,
clothes, and misc items.
Ferguson, Garon C.
Ferguson, Margaret L.
Chapter 13
Filed on 8/1/16
NOTICE TO ALL
PERSONS HAVING Orange County
CLAMS AGAINST THE Mickins, Lakeitha Rodale
ESTATE OF LARENCE
Chapter 13
EARL HENSON, SR., Filed on 8/1/16
DECEASED
Jefferson County
Notice is hereby given that Greene, Mark A.
original Letters
Chapter 13
Testamentary for the Estate Filed on 8/1/16
LARENCE EARL HENSON,
Jefferson County
SR, Deceased, were issued
on September 21, 2016, in DeJean Automotive, Inc.
Cause No. 1155662, Chapter 11
pending in the County Filed on 8/1/16
Court of Jefferson County, Jefferson County
Texas, to:
LeBlanc, Cheri Paige
VERA HENSON Chapter 13
Filed on 8/1/16
All claims should be mailed Hardin County
DEATHS
from page 17A
Nederland, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.
Hester Georgine Perkins (Peco), 90, of Or-
ange died Sept. 24, 2016. Funeral services at
Claybar Funeral Home, Orange, Oct. 1, 2 p.m.
Maudrie Margie Savoy, 89, of Orange
died Sept. 24, 2016. Funeral services at St.
Mary, Orange, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.
Jennifer Sharon Sprague, 53, of Port
Neches died Sept. 24, 2016. Funeral service
at Levingston Funeral Home, Groves, Oct. 1,
11 a.m.
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SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Mamma Mia! FAREWELL TOUR

Tuesday, Oct. 4 Lutcher Theater

Mamma Mia!
2B ENTERTAINMENT
FAREWELL TOUR
Benny Andersson and Bjrn Ulvae-
us Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musi-
cal based on the songs of ABBA,
returns to the Lutcher Theater for the
Performing Arts on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at
7:30 p.m. The show is a part of its final
farewell tour. Tickets ranging from
$40-$70 are available at lutcher.org or
by calling the Lutcher Theater at (409)
886-5535.
Over 50 million people all around the
world have fallen in love with the char-
acters, the story and the music that make
Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good
show. Written by British playwright
Catherine Johnson, the musical is based
on songs of the group Abba, and the title
is taken from their 1975 No. 1 hit.
Johnsons sunny, funny tale unfolds
on a Greek island paradise. On the eve
of her wedding, Sophies quest to dis-
cover the identity of her father brings
three men from her mothers past back
to the island they last visited 20 years
ago. The story-telling magic of ABBAs
timeless songs propels this enchanting
tale of love, laughter and friendship,
and every night everyones having the
time of their lives. Inspired by the sto-
rytelling magic of ABBAs songs from
Dancing Queen and S.O.S. to
Money, Money, Money and Take a
Chance on Me, Mamma Mia! is a
celebration of mothers and daughters,
old friends and new family found.
This is a show about real people in
real situations, yet a wonderful pop
score that provided the soundtrack for
a generation in the 70s and early 80s
anchors it now as the soundtrack for a
show whose appeal crosses all age and
national boundaries.
The producers of Work Light Pro-
ductions are old friends of mine and the
Lutcher Theater, and Im excited to
welcome them to Orange, said Jim
Clark, managing director of the Lutch-
er. Steve and Nancy Gabriel are the
producers, and weve worked with them
for over 25 years. Steve visited the
Lutcher almost 25 years ago, and itll be
his first time back since then. Weve
presented the show here in the past, but
itll be the first time for this company to
mount their tour at the Lutcher.
Some of the cast and crew have vis-
ited the Lutcher Theater before with
other productions and are looking for-
ward to their return, but many of the
creatives will be visiting Orange for
the first time. The creatives (direc-
tors, choreographers and designers)
have worked on some of the biggest
shows on Broadway and on the road.
The producers, directors, choreog-
raphers, cast and crew of this national
tour will be in Orange at the Lutcher
Theater for nine days to rehearse the
show. Three hotels will host the cast,
crew and creatives staying with them
for that rehearsal period. The company
will be dining in local restaurants and
shopping in local retail businesses.
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The Lutcher staff is looking forward
to sharing southern hospitality with the
company and would love to see other
shows choose Orange as their rehears-
al destination in the future.
Mamma Mia! is one of the most suc-
cessful musicals of all time, the eighth
longest running show in Broadway his-
tory and one of only five musicals to
have run for more than 10 years on
Broadway. The West End production is
now in its eighteenth year. To date,
Mamma Mia! has been seen by over 60
million people worldwide in 50 produc-
tions in 16 different languages.
The Lutcher Theater is at 707 Main
Ave in downtown Orange.
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER
russian grand ballet
The Russian Grand Ballet returns
to Beaumont with the worlds favor-
ite fairy tale Pyotr Ilyich Tchai-
kovskys Sleeping Beauty on
Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Julie Rog-
ers Theatre (765 Pearl). Doors for
the performance open at 6 p.m., with
the show beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $25-$60 and can be purchased at
the Beaumont Civic Center box
office and Ticketmaster outlets
including ticketmaster.com, and
charge-by- phone at (800) 745-3000.
chefs delight
Foodies are in for a delight at
the 28th annual Chefs Delight on
Tuesday, Oct. 4, beginning at 6 p.m.
at the MCM Elegant in Beaumont.
Members of the Golden Triangle
Chefs Association, with the assis-
tance of students from Lamar Uni-
versitys Hospitality Management
and Culinary Arts programs, will
serve more than 500 guests a dinner
featuring blackened shrimp and
grits, grilled filet of beef with pon-
tchartrain sauce, Creole whipped
potatoes and Gateau de Sirop, a
Cajun syrup cake with caramel
sauce, macerated peaches, candied
pecans and whipped cream.
This event is an opportunity to
exhibit the wealth of culinary talents
available in the Golden Triangle,
said Chef Traci Gates, president of
the local chefs association and a
Lamar Hospitality Management
Advisory Board member.
The Sabine Area Restaurant Associ-
ation (SARA), sponsors of the Chefs
Delight, are also taking the opportunity
to honor Beaumont Mayor Becky
Ames. Ames served her community
from 1994 to 2007 as a Beaumont City
Council member, including four terms
as mayor pro-tem.
Ames is also well known for her
involvement and support of dozens of
charities and organizations that make
Beaumont a better place to live,
including local culinary arts pro-
grams, because they allow students to
pursue the field they want close to
home and provide a good workforce
for local organizations and business-
es. As an avid cook, it is an interest
that Ames shares with these students.
She learned to cook from her father,
Larry Benoit, longtime owner of Lar-
rys Restaurant in China, Texas.
He taught me that when you
cook Cajun food, if you want it to be
good, you have to start with butter,
she said.
Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames
Guests will have the opportunity
to purchase keys for a chance to
unlock one of three boxes containing
some hometown treasures, such as
tickets to local events and restaurant
gift certificates, and to bid on dozens
of auction items.
Tickets to the fundraising event
are $60 per person or $600 for a
table of 10. They can be purchased
online at www.sara-tra.com
Sabine Area Restaurant Associa-
tion (SARA) uses proceeds from
Chefs Delight to support Lamar
University Hospitality Management
and Culinary Arts, the Texas Restau-
rant Education Foundation, educa-
tion and professional development
for the chefs association and local
charities. Over the last 25 years,
SARA has donated more than
$340,000 to Lamar University for
scholarships and equipment and in
2012 the association completed the
funding of its $250,000 endowment
at Lamar in support of the universi-
tys Hospitality Management and
Culinary Arts programs.
houston events
Sept. 29
Haydns The Creation @ Jones Hall, 8p
Sept. 30
Soccer: Dynamo vs. New York City FC @
BBVA Compass Stadium, 6:45p
Kelloggs Tour of Gymnastic Champions @
Toyota Center, 7:30p
Madame Butterfly @ Wortham Center, 7:30p
Julia Bullock @ Wortham Center, 8p
Fly Dance Company @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 8p
Oct. 1
WekFest @ George R. Brown Convention Center, 10a
Madame Butterfly @ Wortham Center, 2p, 7:30p
Haydns The Creation @ Jones Hall, 8p
Dance from Israel @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 8p
Oct. 2
NFL: Texans vs. Tennessee @ NRG Stadium, 12p
Madame Butterfly @ Wortham Center, 2p
Haydns The Creation @ Jones Hall, 2:30p
Zakir Hussain & Niladri Kumar @
Wortham Center, 7p
Oct. 5
Steve Trevino, The Improv, 7:30p
Oct. 6
Festival Chicano @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7:30p
Steve Byrne, The Improv, 8p
Oct. 7
Hocus Pocus Pops @ Woodlands Pavilion, 7:30p
Russian Ballet @ Stafford Centre, 7:30p
Festival Chicano @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7:30p
Smokey Robinson @ Jones Hall, 8p
Jason Moran @ Wortham Center, 8p
Steve Byrne, The Improv, 8p, 10:30p
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 8p
Oct. 8
Steve Byrne, The Improv, 7p, 9:30p
Soccer: Dynamo vs. Colorado @
BBVA Compass Stadium, 7:15p
Festival Chicano @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 8p
Brahms First Symphony @ Wortham Center, 8p
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 8p
Oct. 9
A Midsummer Nights Dream @
Alley Theatre, 2:30p, 7p
Richard Elliot & Max Groove @ Wortham Center, 5p
Oct. 11
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
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Oct. 12
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
Oct. 13
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
Oct. 14
Dia de la Hispanidad @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7p
Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel @ Jones Hall, 8p
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 8p
Oct. 15
Lunada 2016 @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7:30p
Chubby Checker @ The Grand (Galveston), 8p
Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel @ Jones Hall, 8p
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 8p
Oct. 16
A Midsummer Nights Dream @
Alley Theatre, 2:30p, 7:30p
Viva Latin America @ Wortham Center, 5p
Soccer: Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy @
BBVA Compass Stadium, 6:15p
NFL: Texans vs. Indianapolis @ NRG Stadium, 7:30p
Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel @ Jones Hall, 8p
Oct. 18
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
Oct. 19
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
Oct. 20
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 7:30p
Oct. 21
Lego KidFest @ NRG Center, 9a
International Gem & Jewelry Show @
NRG Center, 12p
The Elixir of Love @ Wortham Center, 2p, 7p
Splendid China @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7:30p
A Midsummer Nights Dream @ Alley Theatre, 8p
Oct. 22
Lego KidFest @ NRG Center, 9a
International Gem & Jewelry Show @
NRG Center, 10a
A Midsummer Nights Dream @
Alley Theatre, 2:30p, 8p
Splendid China @ Miller Outdoor Theatre, 7:30p
David Sedaris @ Wortham Center, 8p
Oct. 23
Lego KidFest @ NRG Center, 9a
International Gem & Jewelry Show @
NRG Center, 11a
Live Music No Cover
10/1 Larry Peterson
10/8 John Guidroz
Friday night bands 8pm-midnight
Saturday night bands 9pm-1am
4B ENTERTAINMENT THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

The Weekly Dish

Wing Challenge
Who has the spiciest hot wings in Southeast Texas?
Photos by Kevin King

By Kevin King Wingstop

Contributing Editor

With football season several weeks underway and

fans rooting for their favorite team or drafted fantasy
player, we decided to stir up a little competition of
our own.
Whats synonymous with football, sports bars and
frosty draft beer? Buffalo wings, of course! We
wanted to find out who had the hottest, so we went
to five area restaurants to try their touted top flavors.
No second hottest in this wing challenge, only the
spiciest. We ranked them by heat 5 chili peppers
being the hottest, and 1 chili pepper the least hot. We
must love our readers to try this challenge! HEAT LEVEL
one at 3850 College St. in Beaumont and the one we
Wings To Go visited at 8555 Memorial Blvd. in Port Arthur.
Although the service is a little slow, the wings are
definitely worth the wait, with the quality probably
the best of those we tried. The hottest wings on the
menu? Atomic. Described on Wingstops restaurant
as a habanero-fueled punch in the mouth, these
bad boys will definitely rock your taste buds. What
seems to set these wings apart from competitors is
the mass quantity of peppercorns used in the sauce,
which only add to the heat.

HEAT LEVEL

Wings To Go
When we were making a list of wing places for
this challenge, we knew franchisee Danny Partins
restaurant at 7849 Twin City Highway in Port Arthur
had to be on it. Long time fans of Wings To Gos
second hottest selection the Suicide Wings we
had an idea of the level of heat we were about to B-Dubs
experience. When a restaurants hottest wings are
called Homicide Wings, you know youre in trouble. HEAT LEVEL
How did the wings get their infamous name? While
the Suicide Wings may definitely put a hurtin on Buffalo Wild Wings
you, the Homicide Wings are so painful that it will One of area sports fans favorite hangouts, with
probably hurt others just to watch you eat them. locations at 8845 Memorial Blvd. in Port Arthur and
4235 Dowlen Road in Beaumont, where we chose to
Although the heat will definitely burn your lips, the
chicken tastes great, and we can see why people go, Buffalo Wild Wings was named one of the fastest
keep coming back for the pain. Danny says although growing franchises of 2015 by Entrepreneur maga-
zine. Its hard to argue with their business model, but
the franchise doesnt share all the ingredients with
him, theres definitely habaneros in the recipe. Wejust how spicy are their wings? While we know the
wouldnt be surprised if there were Carolina Reaperrestaurant has quality food all the way around and is
peppers in there, too. popular for their wide wing selection with more
than 20 flavors to choose from we wanted to see
Wingstop how their hottest of the hot stacked up against the
Decorated in a nostalgic, 1930s and 1940s pre- rest. The Blazin Wings are described on the bar and
jet aviation theme and headquartered in Dallas, grills website as so good its scary, and made with
Wingstop has two locations in Southeast Texas (the) unrelenting heat of the ghost pepper. This was
 Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER ENTERTAINMENT 5B

the first stop on our tour of wing places and made us Twin Peaks
have second thoughts about continuing the chal-
lenge. The tall Stella Artois helped wash away the
heat (Buffalo Wild Wings has around 40 beers to
choose from, by the way).

Hooters
HEAT LEVEL
Hooters HEAT LEVEL
Although this restaurant is popular for its world the rest of the menu, the chicken tastes great. The
famous Hooters Girls, we were seeking out a differ- restaurant just needs to ratchet up the spice a bit.
ent kind of hotness when we visited 850 I-10 S in

ORDER AWAY!
Beaumont. We went with the Naked Wings and, as
we have in all our stops, picked the spiciest on the
menu the Triple Dog Dare. Although we werent
able to find out which peppers were in these deli- Buffalo Wild Wings ................................ (409) 924-8646
cious wings, we definitely recommend them and www.buffalowildwings.com
were able to finish them all with not too much pain.
Twin Peaks Hooters ..................................................(409) 892-9464
www.hooters.com
If you are going to put yourself through a hella-
cious challenge like we did, its nice to know that Twin Peaks .............................................(409) 730-7393
there is 29-degree beer on tap to curb the burn and www.twinpeaksrestaurant.com
beautiful women to watch you suffer. Rather new to
Southeast Texas, Twin Peaks at 3805 Interstate 10 S. Wingstop ...............................................(409) 853-4256
in Beaumont is top-notch. Every booth has its own www.wingstop.com
HDTV to watch the game on, and the bar and grills
Mozzarella Cheese Bites are to die for. But that wasnt Wings To Go ............................................(409) 898-1600
why we were there. Twin Peaks hottest selection is www.wingstogo.com
the Ghost Pepper Wings. As far as quality goes, like

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MOVIES
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3855 IH 10 South,
Beaumont, TX
(800) 326-3264 ext. 1188
Movie Times for Friday, 9/30
Deepwater Horizon New
(PG-13) 1 hr 47 min
11:30a 2:15p 5:00p 7:45p
10:30p
Masterminds New
(PG-13) 1 hr 35 min
12:25p 2:55p 5:25p 7:55p
10:25p
Miss Peregrines Home
for Peculiar Children 3D
New
(PG-13) 2 hr 7 min
4:05p 10:15p
Miss Peregrines Home
for Peculiar Children New
(PG-13) 2 hr 7 min
1:00p 7:10p
Storks 3D New
(PG) 1 hr 29 min
4:50p
Storks New
(PG) 1 hr 29 min
11:50a 2:20p 7:20p 9:50p
The Magnificent Seven
(2016) New
(PG-13) 2 hr 12 min
12:40p 3:50p 7:00p 10:10p
Sully
(PG-13) 1 hr 36 min
11:35a 2:05p 4:35p 7:05p
9:35p
When the Bough Breaks
(PG-13) 1 hr 47 min
1:30p 6:40p
Dont Breathe
(R) 1 hr 28 min
4:15p 9:20p
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movie review
Remake-mad Hollywood
comes up with a good one
The Magnificent 7 Skarsgaard), takes his madness to the point
of gunning down innocent townsfolk in
Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan
Hawke the street, Emma Cullen (Hayley Bennett),
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua who watched her husband (played by Matt
Bomer) die this way, decides to take
Rated: PG-13 action. The opportunity arises when Chi-
Add bounty hunter or, as he solm, a licensed bounty hunter, rides into a
seems to prefer, warrant officer to nearby town where she now lives. She
the long list of characters that Denzel convinces him to help her and the satchel
Washington can call his own. This ones full of money doesnt hurt either.
name is Chisolm, and he is the center- Chisolm, who may have his own rea-
piece to this remake of a remake sons, agrees to take on Bogue and
with a tale as old as time.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua,
In the one by one he cobbles together a
band of misfits convincing them
Magnificent 7 is adapted from Dark this is the right thing to doand
the 1960 John Sturges classic with Melanie then there is that satchel full of
based on Akira Kurosawas Seven Dishman money, too. Theres card shark Josh
Samurai. This is really just a car- Faraday (Chris Pratt), sharpshooter
Goodnight Robichaux (Ethan
bon copy with an updated cast, so
dont look for anything all new and shiny, Hawke) and his knife wielding friend Billy
but if westerns are your genreand there Rocks (Byung-hun Lee). Also joining the
really arent enough of them these days posse is outlaw Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-
then this ones just for you. Rulfo and an old coot named Jack Horne
(Vincent DOnofrio). The last of the seven
When the town baddie Bartholomew
Bogue (played with evil relish by Peter they pick up on the trail when they cross
paths with a Comanche named Red Har- who could stay in the saddle and fire a
vest (Martin Sensmeir). His bow and Winchester was employed for this.
arrow skills give them one more weapon Filmed mostly in Louisiana, where tax
in the arsenal, but its pretty certain noth- credits may favor movie production but
ing will be enough to stop Bogues army. theres nothing that resembles the Old
This is all a lead up to the inevitable West, the set surroundings had to be
showdown, and it is a rip roaring action- altered to make it all work. The panoram-
packed relentlessly long guns ablazin ic prairie shots that look like they came
battle scene that should leave die-hard right out of an old John Ford western
western fans feeling like they got their were completed near Santa Fe, New
moneys worth. Just look at the assem- Mexico, and add a great sense of scope
blage of stunt men acknowledged in the and natural beauty to the movie.
closing credits. It looks like every man Fuqua, who worked with Washington
and Hawke on Training Day, doesnt
really add anything new here, but he gets
the job done. And to the complainers that
harp on the fact that all Hollywood ever
seems to do is remake classics instead of
coming up with something original, this
is one that seems justified. A great cast
and a capable director give it the edge,
and there is even an homage to the
instantly recognizable Elmer Bernstein
score from the 1960 movie wedged in to
the other original music composed by
James Horner, which leads to the movies
saddest note. Horner, one of the most
prolific film composers working today,
died in a car accident shortly before the
film was completed. However, he was so
enthusiastic about the material that he had
already written almost the entire score.
This may not be quite so magnificent
as the title allows, but it is pretty darn
good, pardner.
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER
big thicket day
Big Thicket National Pre-
serve and the Big Thicket Asso-
ciation invite the public to the
Big Thicket National Preserve
Visitor Center on Saturday, Oct.
1, for Big Thicket Day. From
10 a.m. 3 p.m., there will be a
variety of attractions including
kids activities, live music, Ala-
bama-Coushatta tribal dancers,
booths from local conservation
groups, and several guest
speakers, including Lamar Uni-
versity President Dr. Kenneth
Evans. Participants can also
meet local authors, observe a
longleaf pine basket-making
demonstration, view two PBS
documentaries about the
national parks, and explore the
preserve on any of three ranger-
led hikes.
In the afternoon, three free
ranger-led hikes will be offered.
At 1:30 p.m., participants can
explore the diverse ecosystems
along the 1.5 mile Kirby Nature
Trail.
For general information
about Big Thicket National
Preserve, visit www.nps.gov/
bith.
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jimmy simmons orchestra
The Beaumont can be purchased
Community Players online at beaumont-
will open its concert communityplayers.
season Friday, Sept. com. Doors open at
30, in the Betty 6:30 p.m., and the
Greenberg Center for concert will begin at
Performing Arts 7:30 p.m. The group
(4155 Laurel St) with will perform a varied
a performance by the collection of jazz,
Jimmy Simmons pop and Broadway
Orchestra with spe- tunes. The concert Sharon
cial guest vocalists series continues Feb. Montgomery
and BCP alumni 17-18, 2017, with
Dionne Fontenot and Russell Fontana and ervations and infor-
Sharon Montgomery. March 24-25 with mation, call (409) Dionne
Tickets are $25 and Still Cruisin. For res- 833- 4664. Fontenot
 8B ENTERTAINMENT THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Ubi Caritas rakes in donations with date auction

Lights, camera, AUCTION Once organization. In the mix and bidding in Claybar, Janis Shelton, Danny Mar- Making the trek to this picturesque
again, Ubi Caritas packed Madisons for the live auction were Daniel Green, tin, and Linda and Joe Penland, to venue were Christy and Mike Persia
its annual date auction fundraiser. Taryn Eric Pfieffer, Taryn Hebert, Lauren name a few. III, Hannah Persia, Paige and Mor-
Robinson, director of development at Steward, Jennifer Pate, Matthew Park It! Last Thursday, a group ris Windham, Gerald Farha, Sheila
Ubi Caritas, and Miranda Loo- Cook, Ashley Bradley, Bailey of national park enthusiasts gathered at and Jerry Reese, Edward Persia,
ney and Jo Bienvenu, event Wingate, Bonnie Jordan, Kay- the Jefferson Theatre for a screening of Wesley Persia, yours truly, Karen and
co-chairs, as well as committee la Fisher, Stephanie and Ber- The National Parks of Texas: In Con- Kevin Henry, Betsy and Hunter Nel-
members Craig Tahaney, nie Daleo, Lindsay and Justin tact with Beauty. Enjoying the film son, Paige and Greg Cokinos, and so
Katherine Williams, Kayla Sanderson, Wendy Henry, were Elizabeth Waddill and Ann many more. It was a whirlwind week-
Koch, Rachael Robinson, Ayna and John Pat Parsons, Hayes (two of the organizers), Susan end of festivities with this precious and
Jamie McNeely, Mark Mabry, and too many more to mention. and Jimmy Simmons, Kyle Hayes, wonderful couple. Congratulations!
Britney Morgan, Lacey Congrats on another successful Libby and Steve Stoma, Casey Win- Candles and cakes Belated best to
Mabry, Kelsey Fairchild, Jim- fundraiser! slow, Julie Funchess, Kathy Fisher, K. Belle Conway, CiCi Russell,
my Blanchard, Kristin Pey- Worth more than gold Joy and Will Crenshaw, Sarah Uss- Ryann Reaud, Angie Hebert, Tiffany
ton, Candace Alese Pinner, Out & The 100 Club of Southeast ery, Patricia Thorp, Celia Critten- Richard, Chance Rene and Dennis
Frank Messina, Charity Starr Texas hosted its 2016 Corpo- den Kathy and Jim Hendricks, Gil- LeBlanc. B-day wishes to Emily Mill-
and John Worthington, worked About rate Lifetime Members Recog- lian and Will Jenkins, Roy Thomas er, Nancy Fugate Parker, Julie Stras-
for months on this event and nition Dinner last week at the Jenkins, Vivian Todd, Laurie Kent sburger, Andre August, Dennis
were thrilled with the success. with MCM Elegant. Officers and and Linda Bullard. Kudos to those Landry, Dannie Davis Jr., Georgine
The PYTs and the charming Albert Nolen board members were thrilled keeping our parks and wildlife pre- Guillory, Jim Gilligan, Carrie Brous-
gentlemen in the date auction with the turnout for this well served for years to come! sard, Scott Crutchfield, Phyllis Den-
were Jordyn Kurek, Kayla deserving organization. The Hot date The Beaumont Fire- by, Chad Thompson, Renee Glover,
Falke, Aimee Harris, Sarah Thomp- guest speaker was William A. Gavin, fighters Celebrity Calendar luncheon Gary Wilson Tucker, Dawn Phillips,
son, Neal Riley, Jennifer Green, Beth retired from the FBI. The organization release party will be Thursday, Nov. 1, Christy Persia, Amy Johnson, Gary
OBrien, Rhyan Henson, Allen Lea, honored Martin Motors of Beaumont 11:30 at Madisons. Tickets are $50 Saurage, Terry Quinn, Ronald Bau-
Erica Reeves, Matthew Minick, Bri- as its newest Platinum Sponsor. and include a glossy calendar featuring mer, Jessica Everett, Jimmy Borel,
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OUT & ABOUT

WHAT:
An Art
Happening Gala

WHERE:
Art Museum of
Southeast Texas
Brandon Gouthier Photography

Amelie Cobb, John

and Monica Cobb Craig Kinsel, Lynn Castle and Keely Kinsel
Pat Klein and
Betty Greenberg

Camille and Chris Ohmstede Rob Clark and Jerry Thacker

Barbara and Bob Quinn
with hula hoop dancers

N
PE Melody Parsons, Jessica Whitney, Terry Garth and Pat Parsons Continued on page 10B
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NOW
OPEN
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OUT & ABOUT

An Art Happening Gala Continued from Page 9B

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Kelli Maness, Martha Sue Rachael and
Jones and Gillian Jenkins Stephen Roane

Gerald Farha and

Julie Cassanova

WHAT:
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American to
Heroes

WHERE:
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Pat Anderson

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Corby and
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OUT & ABOUT

LIT Salute Real American to Heroes Continued from Page 11B
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Earl White and Lee Smith

Klint Pruitt, Mercer Nessour and Randy Hines

Hunter Isbell, Phil Cavaretta and Larry Mannino

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OUT & ABOUT

WHAT: WHAT:
Dining Out Cotillion Teen
Leaders
WHERE:
Republic Chicken WHERE:
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St. Stephens
Courtesy photos
Photos by
Sydney Matthews

Grace Langston,
Garret Tucker
John and
Suzanne Swift John and Anita Berubie
Josh and
Libby Ruiz

Seth Langston, Abigail Smith,

Lanny Vanskike, Carly Burns and
Virginia and Ralph Jordan Nicholas Shanning Continued on page 14B
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WHAT:
100 Club
Recognition Dinner

WHERE:
MCM Elegant
Photos by Eleanor Skelton

Michael and
Ashley Wirfs
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OUT & ABOUT

100 Club of Southeast Texas Corporate Lifetime Members Recognition Dinner Continued from Page 14B

Joe Love, Curt Leger, Don Demartino and Stephen Lee Jimmy Singletary, Anne Huff, Becky and Rodney Ames, and Cindy Yohe Lindsay

Jon Reaud and Zack Shelton Theresa Martin, Tara Winn, Danny and Christine Martin , and Shane Martin Charlie Ozan, William Gavin and Marcus Miller
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sounds go jeerson starship & foghat

Casey Donahew Band Rick Danna Shake off dust out of
THURSDAY 29 Texas Rice Festival Winnie NY Pizza & Pasta (Downtown) your bellbottoms and
(409) 296-4404 Beaumont head over to the Grand
Michael Kracijek PICK

The Grill Beaumont
(409) 866-0039
Snorlaxx, Great Shapes,
Kay Miller & Aaron Horne
Ember Grille & Wine Bar @
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake
PICK Charles, La
(409) 832-7032
Event Center inside the
LN & The Crush Golden Nugget in Lake
Lukes Beaumont Charles, Louisiana, on
Saturday, Oct. 1, for a

Otis the Destroyer (409) 347-8139

(337) 395-7777 concert featuring Jef-
The Logon Caf Beaumont
(409) 833-6950 3HG Simple Logic ferson Starship and
Rush Lounge @ Caf Del Rio Beaumont Foghat. The show
David Lee Kaiser Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La (409) 347-0250 begins at 8 p.m. and
Tradewinds Tavern @ (337) 508-7777 tickets are $20-$50 for
MCM Elegante Beaumont Nervous Rex PICK ages 21 years and old-

(409) 842-3600 High Rollers band Madisons Beaumont er. Tickets can be pur-
Blue Martini @ (409) 924-9777
BB & Company Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La chased online at ticketmaster.com. Forming in 1970, Jefferson Starship still
MacKenzies Pub - Beaumont (337) 508-7777 features original vocalist David Freiberg so expect to hear their top hits
Silky Dave Experience PICK
including Miracles, With You Love, Count on Me, Runaway and

(409) 866-2288 Texas Rose Saloon Beaumont
Matt Kayda PICK Jane. Foghat is an English rock act that was most famous for their 1975

(409) 833-3900
Pug Johnson & Tim Burge The Lone Wolf @ classic, Slow Ride.
Madisons Beaumont Isle of Capri Lake Charles, La
(409) 924-9777 (337) 226-2054 Sinners, The Ruxpins,
Greg Jr. Kings of Mojo Herbie Stutes & Grand Shin Bag of Donuts, Shinyribs PICK

David Joel Kris Harper The Logon Caf Beaumont Just One More Tavern Orange The Lone Wolf @ Tracy Byrd
PICK

Sawdust Saloon Beaumont Rikenjaks Lake Charles, La (409) 833-6950 (409) 678-1028 Isle of Capri Lake Charles, La Texas Rice Festival Winnie
(409) 730-7490 (337) 602-6635 (337) 226-2054 (409) 296-4404
Creole Cookin John Cessac
The Boudain Hut Port Arthur Uncle Jam Timmy Dugas & Zydecane
Danny Dillon Bernie Alan Benoits Louis Hall Vidor Rikenjaks Lake Charles, La
Lukes Beaumont Mikko Live @ (409) 962-5079 (409) 651-5018 Gator Lounge @
(337) 602-6635 Delta Downs Vinton, La
(409) 347-8139 Coushatta Casino Resort - Kinder, La
(800) 854-7263 Pug Johnson West Story Road (337) 589-7441
Reed Planchard
Phillip Glyn Dylans Port Arthur Pine Tree Lodge Labelle Mikko Live @
The Boudain Hut Port Arthur (409) 722-1600 Coushatta Casino Resort - Kinder, La Kay Miller & Aaron Horne
(409) 962-5079 FRIDAY 30 (409) 796-1600
(800) 854-7263 Ember Grille & Wine Bar @
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake
Alex Rozell Wayne Toups PICK Charles, La
Curse & The Cure Silas Feemster

PICK

Bayou Caf 2 Port Arthur Thirstys Beaumont

(409) 866-6066
Rodair Roadhouse Port Arthur
(409) 736-2102
Texas Rice Festival Winnie
(409) 296-4404
SATURDAY 1 (337) 395-7777
(409) 724-0402
Larry Peterson Jefferson Starship, PICK

Skeeter Jones Crossroads Jimmy Kaiser PICK
Ty Phillips & Nightlife Thirstys Beaumont Foghat

PICK

La Cantina Port Arthur MacKenzies Pub - Beaumont The Wheelhouse Port Neches Honky Tonk Texas Silsbee (409) 866-6066 Grand Event Center @
(409) 727-0404 (409) 866-2288 (409) 853-1249 (409) 386-1995 Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La
Merle Jam PICK (337) 508-7777

Tyler Darby Image 6 Tin Pan Alley Madisons Beaumont
The Gig Beaumont Larrys French Market Groves David Lee Kaiser Tricky Dickies
The Wheelhouse Port Neches (409) 924-9777
(409) 853-1249 (409) 833-1700 (409) 293-3022 HardHeads Crystal Beach Rush Lounge @
(409) 684-1177 Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La
Center Stage
Dickie & The Tornadoes PICK Wayne Cook Caleb Williams Caf Del Rio Beaumont (337) 508-7777

Larrys French Market Groves NY Pizza & Pasta (Calder) Beaumont Lukes Mid-County Nederland Timmy Dugas & Zydecane (409) 347-0250
(409) 293-3022 (409) 892-6535 (409) 729-2665 Gator Lounge @ High Rollers band
Delta Downs Vinton, La Kings of Mojo Blue Martini @
Alex Rozell Jeremy Benoit PICK Danny Dillon (337) 589-7441 Beaux Jangles Beaumont Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La

Lukes Mid-County Nederland Sugas Beaumont Cottons Cay Orange (409) 842-4983 (337) 508-7777
(409) 729-2665 (409) 813-1808 (409) 886-9042 Louisiana Express
Jack Daniels @ Creole Cookin Brad Brinkley & Comfort Zone
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake The Boudain Hut Port Arthur The Lone Wolf @
Charles, La (409) 962-5079 Isle of Capri Lake Charles, La
(337) 395-7777 (337) 226-2054
Jackie Caillier & Cajun Cousins
Kay Miller & Aaron Horne Larrys French Market Groves The Pegwinders
Ember Grille & Wine Bar @ (409) 293-3022 Rikenjaks Lake Charles, La
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake (337) 602-6635
Charles, La Blake Sticker
(337) 395-7777 Lukes Mid-County Nederland West Story Road
(409) 729-2665 Mikko Live @
John Michael Montgomery Coushatta Casino Resort - Kinder, La
Grand Event Center @ Jamie Talbert & Band of PICK (800) 854-7263

Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La Demons

Catering & Special Events (337) 508-7777 Honky Tonk Texas Silsbee
(409) 386-1995 SUNDAY 2
409-860-9811 www.cajunflavors.com High Rollers Band
Blue Martini @ Crossroads Kings of Mojo
Check our website for upcoming summer concerts Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La Pine Tree Lodge Labelle The Boudain Hut Port Arthur
(337) 508-7777 (409) 796-1600 (409) 962-5079
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go texas rice festival

The Texas Rice Festival start-
ed as a one-day affair in Winnie
in 1969 and has since grown into
a eight-day harvest celebration,
now in its 47th year. The
renowned Texas Rice Festival
recognizes the significance off
rice farming, a major economic
activity in the region, especially Meat Beat Manifesto Oct. 1
in the Winnie area. The festival Numbers numbersnightclub.com
includes a carnival, livestock $30, all ages, 7 p.m.
show, barbeque cook-off, nightly Calling all 1980s-90s electronic/industrial music fans as Meat
Beat Manifesto performs with English EDM act Clock DVA and
street dances, parades, pageants, music, great food and, of course, rice Patrick Codenys of Front 242. Meat Beat Manifesto has been
balls. The final weekend of the event is upon us with gates opening at 5 credited for influencing acts like The Chemical Brothers,
p.m. on Thursday, 10 a.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. on Saturday, and noon on Prodigy and Nine Inch Nails.
Sunday. Performing on Thursday, Sept. 29, will be the Jackwagons, Sister
C, and Casey Donahew Band. Friday, Sept. 30, will be Zydeco music night
with Wayne Toups, Jamie Bergeron and the Cadillacs. Saturday, Oct. 1,
Foals Oct. 4
features a talent filled lineup with Max Stalling, Shinyribs, Tracy Byrd and White Oak Music Hall whiteoakmusichall.com
Bag of Donuts. Ticket prices at the gate are $10 for adults and $5 for stu- $25-$27.50, all ages, 7 p.m.
dents, and kids under 5 and senior citizens 65 and older get in free.
English indie rock act Foals began playing in 2005 but
Detailed information can be obtained at texasricefestival.com. have just recently made their mark in North America. They
have hit the big show circuit with a spot on Coachella and
The Cadillacs Trey Rose David Joel are touring in support of their 2015 record, What Went
Jeff. Co. Singles Club Nederland Rush Lounge @ Caf Del Rio Beaumont Down. Bear Hands, from Brooklyn, will open the show.
(409) 727-0013 Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La (409) 347-0250
(337) 508-7777
Billy Pouland & Zydeco Combo
Lee Pelly PICK

Pine Tree Lodge Labelle

(409) 796-1600 TUESDAY 4 Capri Club Port Arthur
(409) 724-1030 Die Antwoord Oct. 5
Kris Harper House of Blues hob.com
Jack Daniels @ Caylan Daughrity $95-$184, all ages, 7 p.m.
Dylans Port Arthur Street Side Jazz Trio
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake Jack Daniels @ A rap-rave duo featuring members Ninja and Yolandi Visser of
Charles, La (409) 722-1600 Cape Town, South Africa, Die Antwoord is one of the hottest acts
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake
(337) 395-7777 Charles, La touring (over 2 million followers on Facebook) and you will have
Chip Radford to pay a pretty penny to see them.
Perkins Road PICK Ember Bar & Grille @ (337) 395-7777

Rush Lounge @ LAuberge Casino Resort Lake

Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La Charles, La Chester Daigle
(337) 508-7777 (337) 395-7777 Ember Bar & Grille @ Two Door Cinema Club Oct. 6
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake Revention Music Center reventionmusiccenter.com
Jay Ecker Quartet Angel Garcia PICK Charles, La $29-$65, all ages, 8 p.m.

Rikenjaks Lake Charles, La Rush Lounge @ (337) 395-7777

(337) 602-6635 Indie pop-rock trio of Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday
Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La make up the Irish group Two Door Cinema Club. They are touring
(337) 508-7777 Bonnie Clyde
in support of their third album, Gameshow, which is a follow up
MONDAY 3 Rush Lounge @
Golden Nugget Lake Charles, La
to their sophomore breakout record, Beacon, that featured three
radio hits in Sleep Alone, Sun and Next Year.
Stacy Bearden WEDNESDAY 5 (337) 508-7777
Ember Bar & Grille @
LAuberge Casino Resort Lake Danny Dillon PICK
UPCOMING HOUSTON CONCERTS

Charles, La The West Beaumont

(337) 395-7777 (409) 860-9706
Sept. 29 Flume @ Revention Music Center
Charlie Puth @ House of Blues Nothing But Thieves @ House of Blues
Josh Turner @ Arena Theatre WAR @ Arena Theatre
The Spill Canvas @ House of Blues
Kip Moore @ Warehouse Live Oct. 4
Tourist @ White Oak Music Hall Foals @ White Oak Music Hall
Sept. 30 Oct. 5
Gojira @ House of Blues Skeletonwitch @ White Oak Music Hall
30 foot Fall @ White Oak Music Hall Schoolboy Q @ Revention Music Center
The Casualties @ Eastside Warehouse Die Antwood @ House of Blues
YG @ Warehouse Live The Beach Boys @ Stafford Centre
Three Dog Night @ Arena Theatre
Riot @ Scout Bar (Clear Lake) Oct. 6
Oct. 1 MC Chris @ White Oak Music Hall
Meat Beat Manifesto @ Numbers Two Door Cinema Club @ Revention Music Center
Bro Safari @ Stereo Live Cold War Kids @ House of Blues

Oct. 2 Oct. 7
Hermans Hermits @ Dosey Doe (The Woodlands) Russian Circles @ Warehouse Live
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 GARDEN GATE

Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 The Examiner Section C

Persian Shield, pretty

as any flower
AUTOMOTIVE REVIEW

2017 Honda Ridgeline

Casas for CASA VITAL SIGNS

Cruising Around Southeast Texas

CASA of Southeast Texas is
gearing up for its annual
Casas for CASA fundraiser.
This event is not just building
playhouses. It is about rebuild-
ing the shattered lives of chil-
dren who have been removed
from their homes due to abuse
or neglect. Volunteers advo-
cate for these children on a
daily basis so CASA is able to

Gestational diabetes linked

rebuild strong, confident chil-
dren who will one day become
productive citizens in South-
east Texas.
Kent Walston, 58th District to postpartum depression
Court judge and president of
the CASA of Southeast Texas
Board of Directors, knows CHUCK SHEPHERDS
first-hand the vital work CASA Photos by Sharon Brooks

performs. The police car, shown above and at the top, was built by LeBlanc Correc-
I work in the courts every tional Unit. It features a Top Ten Most Wanted chalk board.

day and I see the numbers of
abused kids that go through
the system, he told The
Examiner. CASA advocates
for that child.
WEIRD
Walston has himself built recruits, trains and supervises
playhouses for this event in a diverse group of community
years past. volunteers who are appointed
The nonprofit organization See CASA on page 2C
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CASA
from page 1C
by the court to advocate for abused and
neglected children.
Builders have created five unique play-
houses that are now on display at Parkdale
Mall near JCPenney and Forever 21. Build-
ers this year were AGY Enterprises, Bevilac-
qua Construction, Kizziah Construction, Port
Arthur Fire Department Local No. 397 and
LeBlanc Correctional Unit.
The theme for this years event is Cruis-
ing Around Southeast Texas. These play-
houses include an ambulance, fire truck,
police car, school bus and a pink Jeep. The
playhouses are on display at Parkdale Mall,
where volunteers have been selling raffle
tickets since Sept. 24. Tickets are $2 for one
and $5 for three.
You can also purchase tickets online at
www.casasetx.org.
The drawing for the playhouses will be at
3 p.m. Oct. 1 at Parkdale Mall, but you do
not have to be present to win.
Court Appointed Special Advocate of
Southeast Texas, Inc. is a nonprofit service
organization that recruits, trains, and super-
vises a diverse group of community volun-
teers, appointed by the courts for abused and
neglected children in the pursuit of safe,
permanent homes.
CASA of Southeast Texas Inc. is at 2449
Calder Ave. in Beaumont. Call (409) 832-
2272 or visit www.casasetx.org for more
information.
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Persian shield, pretty as a flower

Some plants are just car. Many of this genus well in an area with partial
plain pretty. The Per- is cultivated for their shade. You can pair it with other
sian shield (Strobilan- hooded flowers in purple, chartreuse or gray-green
thes) got its name from shades of blue, pink plants to really call attention to
that sheen on the leaf and purple. the striking purple color.
that gives it a sort of The Persian shield If you choose to grow it as an
metallic look. The has gained the Royal annual, consider bringing some
leaves are so iridescent Horticultural Societys of the plants indoors and grow
that it truly is as showy Garden Award of Garden Merit. them as houseplants through the
as a blooming flower.
Gardeners in the North
Gate hereGardeners around
use it in the yard
winter. If you bring them inside
the house its a great idea to
and South and all in with or in containers so that place the pot into a saucer with
between love this Joette Reger it can be moved inside gravel and water to create more
delightful tropical if the weather gets real- humidity for the plant. Dry air
shrub. It has amazing ly chilly. Persian shield will cause the leaves to dry and
purple foliage. It will also pro- is rated as being garden wor- drop. You can even spoil them
duce pale purple flowers. Put thy in Zones 9, 10 and 11, so daily with a little water mist
it in garden beds, borders or we have to be careful with it spray. Then next spring, take a
containers. Just think being left outdoors all year few cuttings and propagate them
of this striking plant here in the Golden Triangle. to make even more little baby
next to some purple But even if it freezes Persian shields for planting out-
Bordeaux Super- back to the doors again.
tunias. ground, you This iridescent stunner likes
Our friends at should see it moist soil and some shade dur-
Wikipedia tell poke its little ing the hottest parts of the
us that Strobi- head out come summer. The less water it gets,
lanthes is a next spring. the more shade it will need, as
genus of about Look for this do many plants. Persian shield
350 species of purple haze to loves our humidity. Its best to
flowering plants. grow to 2-3 feet pinch back the leaves to create
They are mostly in height. It looks a bushier plant You can also
native to tropical great as a border plant treat them to a light feeding of
Asia and Madagas- and works especially fertilizer every month.

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Hondas redesigned mid-size truck, the 2017 Ridgeline
By Michele Brooke
Auto Writer
The 2017 Honda Ridgeline is
the second genera-
tion of Hondas
midsize pickup
truck, redesigned
from the ground
up. With a starting MSRP of
$29,475, the all-new 2017 Hon-
da Ridgeline comes in a total of
seven trim levels, a choice of
2WD or AWD systems, and
offers many new features.
Additionally, Honda com-
bines this new platform with a
new direct-injected
3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6
engine that produces
280 horsepower (30
horsepower over the previous
model) and 262 foot-pounds
(15 more than before). Fuel
economy ratings are 19 mpg in
the city, 26 mpg
on the highway
and 22 mpg com-
bined for 2WD
models, and 18
mpg in the city, 25 mpg on the
highway and 21 mpg com-
bined for AWD models.
Ridgeline exterior
The seven 2017 Ridgeline bed is now longer by 3.9 inches line carries over to the interior,
models offer a variety of dis- and wider by 5.5 inches than in where designers have applied
tinctive exterior trim finishes, the previous model.
THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
including chrome and black
chrome, body color, and black.
Up front, all trims have Hon-
das chrome grille bar and
body-color grille frame. Door
handles are body color, with
the exception of mold-in-black
finishes on the Ridgeline RT
and Sport, and chrome on the
RTL-E. The Sport also
includes unique badging.
The 2017 Ridgeline is avail-
able in seven exterior colors
(three interior colors) and its
tic and globally sourced parts.
Its exterior and interior design
high quality, soft-touch mate- is by Honda R&D Americas,
rials throughout the cabin and Inc. in Los Angeles, while
Interior features added thoughtful available vehicle development was
The premium details such as Tri-Zone Auto- undertaken at the companys
quality of the matic Climate Control, Push- Raymond, Ohio, new-model
new Ridge- Button Start, Smart Entry and development center. Addition-
much more. ally, Honda Manufacturing of
The Ridgeline offers seating Alabama, LLC, in Lincoln,
for five with rear shoulder room Alabama, is the exclusive
listed at 61.5-inches, rear hip manufacturing home for the
room at 56.6-inches and rear 2017 Honda Ridgeline.
legroom at 36.7-inches. To learn more about the
redesigned 2017 Honda Ridge-
The second-generation line, visit your local Southeast
Ridgeline was designed, Texas Honda dealer or log on
developed and is manufac- to www.automobiles.honda.
tured in America using domes- com.
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Gestational diabetes linked Our results suggest it would

be a good idea for clinicians
to postpartum depression to pay particular attention to
women with high depression
Researchers at the National Insti- Child Health and Human Development scores when evaluating the
tutes of Health (NIH) have discovered (NICHD). Until we learn more, physi- risk of gestational diabetes.
a two-way link between depression cians may want to consider observing
and gestational diabetes. pregnant women with depressive symp- Cuilin Zhang, M.D.,
Women who reported feeling toms for signs of gestational diabetes. Ph.D, National Institute
depressed during the first two trimes- They also may want to monitor women of Child Health and
ters of pregnancy were nearly twice as who have had gestational diabetes for Human Development
likely to develop gestational diabetes, signs of postpartum depression.
according to an analysis of pregnancy Although obesity is known to
records. Conversely, a separate analy- increase the risk for gestational diabe-
sis found that women who developed tes, the likelihood of gestational diabe-
gestational diabetes were more likely tes was higher for non-obese women
to report postpartum depression six reporting depression than for obese
weeks after giving birth, compared to a women with depression. Of particular note, persistent depres- women with high depression scores
similar group of women who did not The researchers analyzed pregnancy sion from the first to second trimester had nearly triple the risk for gestation-
develop gestational diabetes. records from the NICHD Fetal Growth set women at even greater risk for ges- al diabetes than the other women in the
The study was published online in Studies-Singleton Cohort, which tational diabetes, said the studys study. Depression did not appear to
Diabetologia. tracked the progress of thousands of senior author, Cuilin Zhang, M.D., increase the risk for gestational diabe-
Gestational diabetes is a form of pregnancies, to understand the patterns Ph.D, in the Division of Intramural tes among obese women.
diabetes (high blood sugar level) of fetal growth. The study enrolled Population Health Research at NICHD. Currently, the American College of
occurring only in pregnancy, which if 2,334 non-obese and 468 obese women Women who had the highest scores for Obstetricians and Gynecologists recom-
untreated may cause in weeks eight to 13 depression in the first and second tri- mends that physicians screen patients at
serious health prob- of pregnancy. The mesters about 17 percent had least once for depression during the
lems for mother and SOUTHEAST TEXAS women responded nearly triple the risk for gestational perinatal period 22 weeks of preg-
infant. to questionnaires on diabetes when compared to women nancy through 7 days after birth.
Our data suggest
that depression and
ITAL SIGNS symptoms of depres-
sion when they
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Our results suggest it would be a
The researchers also found a higher
risk for postpartum depression among
gestational diabetes may occur togeth- enrolled in the study, again between the good idea for clinicians to pay particu- the women who had gestational diabe-
er, said the studys first author, Ste- 16th and 22nd week of pregnancy, and lar attention to women with high depres- tes. Of the women who developed
fanie Hinkle, Ph.D., staff scientist in the then six weeks after giving birth. The sion scores when evaluating the risk of gestational diabetes, nearly 15 percent
Division of Intramural Population researchers also reviewed the womens gestational diabetes, Dr. Zhang added. experienced depressive symptoms
Health Research at the NIHs Eunice records to identify who had developed Although obesity increases the risk

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Surescripts 2015 Annual Report Interview with Dr. James L. Holly

Surescripts connects phar- patient how risk changes when ized visit summary has pro- calmed down and talked to me the Electronic Medical Record
macies, care providers, benefit his or her health improves, it found effects on patient behav- for a full 32 minutes about his (EMR) and a manual triplicate
managers, and technology multiplies the complexity ior. They feel ownership of illness and symptoms. As we form. Again, convenience is
partners to get the right infor- times five calculations for their health and enter into a visited, it occurred to me that power. E-prescribing con-
mation to the right place at the each of the 12 risk scores. The contract of sorts with their nobody had asked him for his trolled substances enables
right time. Surescripts partners task is indeed important, but doctors to collaborate on permission to examine his physicians to transition
with more than 700 doing it manually is improving it. body ever. He felt violated patients from being imposed
EHR applications used time and energy inten- A powerful example of this and helpless. That simple upon to being cared for. With
by over 900,000 sive. Doing it electron- is a SETMA patient whose human gesture gave him agen- EPCS, patients dont have to
healthcare profession- ically takes a complex young son had a standard well- cy over his body and his situa- grovel and repeatedly explain
als and more than task 72 computa- child visit. The EHR produced tion. He ultimately needed two why they need their medica-
1,000 hospitals, tions automates it, a customized visit summary controlled substances as part tions. Before EPCS, if you
impacting more than and delivers the data in with action steps to improve of his treatment. Given his realized you needed a refill
270 million insured one second, requiring the childs health, including past experiences, it was even and the office was closed, you
lives. Surescripts pro- Your Life, virtually no time or the fact that the child is more important for him to get were out of luck. Now, physi-
cesses more than 6 bil- Your energy. Its the differ- exposed to environmental his meds with little to no run- cians can easily take care of it,
lion transactions each Health ence between complet- tobacco smoke from the father around. Convenience is power. no matter where they are in the
year, including nearly ing one task or 40 tasks smoking in the house. This This patient needed the mini- world. There are no boundar-
700 million medication with James during an office visit. childs mother left the report mum amount of intervention ies. We have a clinic or phar-
histories, more than 1 Holly, M.D. Another example of on the seat of the family vehi- and unnecessary follow-ups. macy without walls. I feel
billion e-prescriptions this has to do with cle, and when the father Today, when he needs a med strongly that once providers
and nearly 10 million health conditions that stepped out to buy a pack of refilled, he sends me a secure adopt this technology, theyll
clinical messages. we are required to report to the cigarettes, he saw the report text. Then, I use Electronic be addicted ironically
Surescripts in its 2015 Texas Department of State with his childs name promi- Prescribing of Controlled Sub- enough to the capability
Annual Report, visited with Health Services. In Texas, there nently at the top. In that stances (EPCS) to refill it and the facility it provides to
Dr. James Holly about the big- are 78 of them. Very few doc- moment, he realized that this instantly, from anywhere in give patients excellent care
gest problems facing physi- tors, if any, can remember all was important information, the world, using my smart efficiently and without delay.
cians and the digital tools that 78, let alone report them manu- customized for his child only. phone and two-factor authenti- Surescripts: You mentioned
are helping to fix them. ally. So I designed an electronic He read the entire report, and cation. And the really, really how EPCS creates a pharmacy
Surescripts: What are the replacement for this process. was really upset when he saw cool thing is that he and I have without walls. How are phar-
main problems physicians face My IT staff input all 78 diseas- that his childs exposure to been friends for years now. macies responding to EPCS?
in their daily work? es, as well as their categories second-hand smoke was likely Surescripts: Controlled sub- Dr. Holly: Pharmacies love
Dr. Holly: The two biggest for timing and reporting causing health issues and put- stances seem to pose a lot of it. When my organization sur-
problems in healthcare are 1.) requirements. We made the ting the child at serious risk. tough problems. What are the veyed them to see if they had
maintaining a complete, accu- workflow interactive, so that He brought the report into the biggest ones providers are fac- the capacity to receive e-pre-
rate and up-to-date problem when the provider made a diag- house, told his wife that hed ing? scriptions for controlled sub-
list, and 2.) maintaining a nosis that was one of the 78, the just then realized what hed Dr. Holly: In Texas, provid- stances and/or if they were
complete, accurate and up-to- information was auto-populat- been doing to their child, and ers are questioned when they interested in using it, they all
date medications list. So ed into the Reportable Condi- never smoked another ciga- prescribe controlled substanc- either really wanted the capa-
much is expected of doctors, tions template. At once, care rette. es. Theyre also questioned bility, or were already using it.
but electronic versus manual coordination was flagged to Patients need a sense of when they dont. The regula- EPCS creates a stronger part-
workflows are the difference automatically notify the state individuality and control. So I tory burden falls squarely nership between providers,
between doing things correctly and then report back to the pro- focus on what I can give them upon the provider, and that can pharmacies and patients.
and not doing them at all. vider once the task was com- control over so that they can adversely affect patients. So in Surescripts: You sound real-
Surescripts: Tell us more plete. This took one of the most begin to contribute to their some cases, providers are less ly optimistic about where
about whats expected of doc- complex, time and energy-con- own health. willing to prescribe controlled EPCS is going. Whats most
tors and how electronic work- suming tasks and, again, made Surescripts: It seems like substances. exciting to you about this
flows make it easier to do a it effortless. theres a strong emotional or Surescripts: How does industry shift?
task properly than not at all. Surescripts: What do elec- compassionate aspect of care EPCS help fix this rock-and-a- Dr. Holly: The greatest thing
Dr. Holly: Convenience is tronic workflows mean to that empowers patients. The hard-place that providers are about all of this is that its all
the new word for quality. The patients? opposite, then, would be care in when it comes to regulatory true and it all works. Our sto-
number of tasks a provider can Dr. Holly: They make all that disempowers them. Can scrutiny? ries are true. They give sub-
be expected to complete dur- the difference. They empower you explain this? Dr. Holly: With EPCS, stance to what were about, and
ing a patient visit depends on patients like nothing else. Dr. Holly: Absolutely. Take every single step of the deci- we need to tell these stories.
the answers to these questions: Electronic workflows produce controlled substances, for sion-making process as it With electronic capabilities,
How important is the visit? comprehensive and custom- instance. The only thing more relates to prescribing a con- diagnoses, urine drug screens
How much time will it take? ized reports one for the dangerous than controlled sub- trolled substance is document- for utilization monitoring,
How much energy will it nurse, one for the doctor and stances is not prescribing ed automatically. In other e-prescribing, auditing of pro-
take? one for the patient summa- them. Years ago, I met an words, now, we document it as vider prescriptions and patient
For doctors and other rizing everything thats been acutely ill patient who is a we prescribe it. When a pro- useas well as a documented
healthcare providers, time and scheduled and ordered. This military veteran. Hed become vider is audited, EPCS helps discussion with patients about
energy are two separate mea- report provides a paragraph upset and combative. He was produce the required docu- these medications and usability
sures. For example, if youre with each item, explaining its so angry that he said, Im mentation in an instant, rather from multiple sitesit all
calculating Framingham risk meaning, significance, where going to kill the next doctor than having to manually track resides in the same tool (EMR),
scores, which produce values the patient stands score-wise, who walks through that door. everything, which is virtually making compliance with state,
to assess the future risk to risk factors and actions to So, for better or worse, the impossible due to the time and federal and practice standards
patients health, this comprises improve his or her health. Its staff sent me in to help. energy involved. simple and measurable.
12 risk factors. If you add a an extremely personal docu- The first thing I did was ask In the past, these medica- Dr. James L. Holly is CEO of
what if scenario to each, ment. Having an instant, com- him, May I listen to your tions required providers to Southeast Texas Medical Associ-
which allows you to show a plete, accurate and personal- chest? He immediately input data redundantly in both ates, LLP (SETMA) in Beaumont.
 8C LIVING
H-E-B tourney funds
BPSF Awards Program
Doreen Borel, H-E-B area commu-
nity coordinator, presented a $5,000
check from the H-E-B Tournament of
Champions to the Beaumont Public
Schools Foundation Inc. President Sal
Guerrero to fund the BPSF Awards
Program.
This donation will make it possible
for the BPSF to grow and award inno-
vative grants to students and staff in
the Beaumont Independent School
District. Since 1993, the BPSF has
awarded 351 educational grants total-
ing $236,424.88 for classroom projects
that focus on
excellence in
education for
all students in
the BISD.
The mission
of the H-E-B
Tournament of
Champions is to
provide funding
for charitable
projects that
primarily focus
on children, youth and education
throughout the State of Texas.
Majestic lion Jonathan
dies at Houston Zoo
New gorilla joins the family
Jonathan, the Houston Zoos
18-year-old male lion, died early in the
morning Sept. 14 after veterinarians
discovered he had a serious blood clot-
ting issue and low white blood cell
count findings that are not uncom-
mon in geriatric patients, who often
develop more complex medical condi-
tions. After keepers discovered he was
starting to feel unwell, the zoo veteri-
narians gave the aging lion a complete
examination. Jonathan spent the night
Community Listings
in the zoos animal hospital but despite
the veterinary teams best treatment
efforts, he died overnight.
Jonathan spent the majority of his
life at the Houston Zoo after being
rescued from a private owner when he
was just a few years old. Jonathans
regal mane was identifiable to all who
visited him at the Houston Zoo, and
since his arrival in 2006, he has been a
guest and keeper favorite. Guests could
usually find the elderly lion lounging
in the sun, surrounded by his pride of
three females.
Two days later, on Sept. 16, the zoo
welcomed 29-year-old female western
lowland gorilla Angel from the Denver
Zoo. This move was at the recommen-
dation of gorilla specialists with the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Angel and the other gorillas will
take turns in the dayroom inside The
Robert & Janice McNair Foundation
Great Ape Gallery while they undergo
a formal introduction process overseen
by the zookeepers. Parts of the Great
Ape Gallery may be closed over the
course of the next few weeks while the
family gets to know one another. Once
the integration is complete, she will
reside with the family group of gorillas
Photos by Stephanie Adams/Houston Zoo
which includes silverback Zuri, adult
females Holly and Binti, and adoles-
cent female Sufi. In March 2015, the
Houston Zoo successfully introduced
adult female Binti to the family troop,
and is confident of another successful
integration. The bachelor gorillas,
Chaka, Mike, and Ajari, will continue
to live separate from the family group.
Submit home movies,
videos to Texas Film
Round-Up at Lamar
Lamar University will partner with
the Texas Archive of Moving Images
(TAMI) in the Texas Film Round-Up
when it comes to Beaumont from Oct.
THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
21-23. On those days, TAMI staff will
be present at LUs Mary and John Gray
Library to collect films and videotapes
from the public for free digitalization.
TAMI dis-
covered that
film from the
Gulf Coast area
is especially
susceptible to
decomposition
and many valuable collections have
been lost to natural disasters. The orga-
nization promotes the Texas Film
Round-Up as an opportunity to pre-
serve materials before they are lost.
Home movie collections often con-
tain valuable insight into the past.
They document the change of city
landmarks over time, traditions or cel-
ebrations throughout the years and
important events like ball games,
storms or county fairs all useful
ways to learn about Texas history.
Bring collections to the Mary and
John Gray Library on Oct. 21 from 7:30
a.m. 6 p.m., Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. 7
p.m., and Oct. 23 from 2-6 p.m.
A free public screening Oct. 22 at 4
p.m. on the sixth floor of the library will
feature historic footage of the area,
including home movies believed to be
the oldest existing Beaumont footage.
To qualify for free digitization, films
must be Texas related, and participants
must be willing to donate a digital
copy of the film to TAMIs archive
found at www.texasarchive.org. TAMI
is a non-profit organization that, in
partnership with the Texas Film Com-
mission, works to discover, preserve,
educate and provide access to, and
educate communities about Texass
film heritage by partnering with insti-
tutions and individuals across the state.
For more information, visit www.
texasarchive.org where more than
4,000 of the more than 35,000 films
collected since 2008 can be viewed
online.
 Get Fuzzy
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER LIVING 9C

Sudoku
Fill the cells in such a way that each row,
column and 3x3 subsquare has digits 1-9.
Yoogi games (www.yoogi.com) Some digits are already given as clues.
By Darby Conley
Medium Puzzle No. 1
Medium Puzzle No. 2
Medium Puzzle No. 3

For solutions, visit www.theexaminer.com.

 10 C LIVING THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

Let me help you, please
Those five little words can change the day
for someone or more than one someone. I have
found myself so weary and exhausted, and
perhaps a bit depressed, and an offer of help,
even from a stranger, is a
refreshing change. It might have
been while working in my two-
acre yard, weed eating (I hate
that machine because it is taller
than me), when a quick visit by
a neighbor teen has saved the
Brenda day, my yard and my sanity. It
may have seemed insignificant,
Cannon but at the time, the offer of help
Henley was the rope of hope I needed.
Senior I thank God, too, for those
Correspondent people, young and old, who are
to The Examiner
willing to slow down from their
busy worlds and offer to help. I
now have a wonderful young girl who has
taken it as her responsibility to keep my grass
cut, weeds trimmed, things picked up and tak-
en away neatly. I, in turn, pay her a small
amount for her to use on whatever she desires.
It is a win-win situation for both of us.
The thing I find sad about the same little
five words let me help you, please is that
when we see someone needing help so badly in
one area or another, and we approach the situ-
ation as gently as we know how, they still
refuse. My old pastor, Marshall Yancey of
Loganville, Georgia, taught me a valuable
truth: You can only help someone, Brenda,
when they need and want that help. I have
learned he is so right.
I have tried to reach out to people who are
caught up in addictions and their lives are spi-
raling downward at a rapid pace. Children are
going to be lost, homes broken, lives shattered,
good jobs tossed down the drain with seldom a
thought, and so many things of value simply
gone. We can see it, but the person at the center
cannot.
The addictions do not have to be alcohol or
drugs. There are many more that affect good
people that we love. Often these other cravings
and addictions go hand in hand with the alco-
hol and drugs and involve broken vows and
broken promises and it is often the innocent
Find the 7 words to match the 7 clues. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of letters in
each solution. Each letter combination can be used only once, but all the letter combinations will be nec-
essary to complete the puzzle.
that suffer most. Let me help you, please,
simply falls on deaf ears until that person is
ready. We can befriend them, listen to them,
and attempt to help family members, but we
must not become enablers or provide money
that would hurt them more.
There are much smaller areas of our lives that
we need help in from time to time, and perhaps
those are more accessible and approachable. I
found myself at least daily wanting to say to
folks on social media, Dont put your dirty
laundry out there for all to see. Handle those
matters at home or with the person involved. I
would never want the world to know that my
husband or fianc that I bragged about last week
is cheating on me this week. I would never want
to name names and leave that baggage for my
children (or theirs) to face at school and in the
neighborhood. Pray about it, work on it, confide
in a pastor, counselor, or close friend, but dont
put it on social media. Let me help you with this,
please, if you are guilty.
If we are going to strike a domineering atti-
tude or pose about a matter, we best be certain
our facts are correct, and for goodness sake, try
to spell the words correctly. My kids call me
the Grammar Nazi, but it does aggravate me
when a kid cant spell or read at a third grade
level. And it is even worse when it is an adult
that either doesnt know better or doesnt care
to learn better. I have a list of words Ive sent
to all three of my kids to check. Let me help
you, please. Here are two more to add to your
lists: Residence A house people live in.
Resident A person that lives in that home.
Lets help when and where we can.
Brenda Cannon Henley can be reached at (409)
781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley@yahoo.com.

DIABETES
from page 6C
after birth, which was more than four times that of
women who had not had gestational diabetes.
Dr. Hinkle stressed that the study was not able to
prove a cause and effect relationship between symp-
toms of depression and gestational diabetes. Earlier
studies have shown that depression is associated with
impaired glucose metabolism that may lead to higher
blood sugar levels. Similarly, high blood sugar levels
may lead to inflammation, hormonal, and other chang-
es that could lead to symptoms of depression.
Vital Signs magazine, published three times a year, includes
the findings from important studies by top health organiza-
tions. The magazine also spotlights the Southeast Texas
medical industry, from the services available to inspiring For solutions, see page 12C
patient narratives. Look for the new fall issue in November.
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chew you up
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when you drop 84 Sugar suffix 3 Wild Thing rapper
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CHUCK SHEPHERDS speak the native Pashto or Dari, diners would complain if they daily posts to the Twitter-like
and the war prospects would be heard crunching while eating Internet site Sina Weibo. (2) In
dim were it not for courageous multigrain. June, a motivational trainer
Afghan civilians who aid the Leading Economic Indicators working with employees of the

WEIRD
Insanity Defined
Police and prosecutors in
Dallas, appropriately sensitive
at having been the site of the
1963 killing of President Ken-
nedy, have apparently taken out
their shame on assassination
buff Robert Groden. As the Dal-
las Observer reported in Sep-
tember, Groden has been ticket-
ed by police dozens of times for
operating book sales booths
near the grassy knoll (site of
the alleged second shooter of
the president) and yet he pre-
vails in court every single time
(82 straight, and counting). (Tip
for visitors from the Observer:
Never publicly utter grassy
knoll in Dallas, as it seems
particularly to offend the police.)
The Continuing Crisis
Stephen Mader, 25, native
of Weirton, West Virginia, and
former Weirton police officer, is
fighting to get his job back after
being fired for not being quick
enough on the trigger. When
Ronald Williams Jr., in May,
made a ham-handed attempt at
suicide by cop, it was Mader
who, rather than shooting, tried
to talk Williams down (based on
his Marine Corps and police
academy training), but when
Williams pointed his unloaded
gun at two of Maders col-
leagues, and one of them quick-
ly shot the man to death, police
officials fired Mader for having
been insufficiently aggressive.
Cant Possibly Be True:
Few U.S. forces in Afghanistan
U.S. as interpreters under
promise of protection and
future emigration to the U.S.
However, the congressional
battle over immigration policy
has delayed entry for about
10,000 interpreters, who (along
with their families) face immi-
nent death if they remain in
Afghanistan. Some in Congress
also regard Afghans as riskier
immigrants (despite the inter-
preters demonstrated loyalty).
Suspicions Confirmed
Master baker Stefan Fischer
filed a lawsuit recently against
Bakery of New York for wrong-
ful firing because he refused
to use bug-infested flour to
make batches of bread. Accord-
ing to Fischer, when he informed
management of the bugs in the
facilitys 3,000-pound flour silo,
he was told simply to make
multigrain bread, which
Fischer took to mean that fewer
Changzhi Zhangze Rural Com-
News Corporation Australia mercial Bank reportedly told the
reported in September the envi- poor-performing bank personnel
able success of a 16-year-old (among the 200 at the session) to
British entrepreneur, Ms. Beau prepare to be beaten. He then
Jessup, who has so far earned walked among the workers,
about $84,000 with a simple whacking some with a stick,
online app to help rich Chinese shaving the heads of the males
parents select prosperous-sound-
ing English names for their and cutting the hair of the
babies. Users choose among 12 females.
personality traits they hope their Oops!
baby to have, then receive three
By August, Raymond Maz-
suggestions (including a list of
famous people with those zarella was fed up with the tree in
names). Jessup got the idea when his neighbors yard in Pittston
living in China and noticing that Township, Pennsylvania, as it
some babies of the rich were was continuously dripping sap
given lame names, such as Gan- onto his car and so grabbed a
dalf and Cinderella. chainsaw, cut through the
Chinese Management Tech- 36-inch-wide trunk, and (he
niques: (1) About 200 employees thought) fixed the problem.
at a travel service in Shandong However, the tree fell directly
Province were fined the equiva- onto Mazzarellas small apart-
lent of $6.50 each recently for ment house, dispossessing five
failing to comply with orders to tenants and, ultimately, forcing
comment (favorably, one sup- inspectors to condemn the entire
poses) on the general managers building.
12 C LIVING THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016

7 Little Words solution Puzzle on page 10C find a place that allows pets. I
have been crying all day. Im
Puzzle 1 trying to keep busy packing,
1. INGESTING 2. FORERUNNER 3. DROUGHTS 4. DARES but every time I see my cats, it
5. SKIPS 6. LANDSCAPES 7. PROMPTED starts up again.
I have a psychiatrist, as well
Puzzle 2 as a counselor. I dont have
time to see them before I have
1. BLUSH 2. LOGGED 3. PIEROGI 4. INCREDIBLES to leave but plan to make
5. PLUMP 6. LAKEPORT 7. DRAINPIPE appointments soon after I
move.
Puzzle 3 whether they can reach a com- No one in my family is act-
Dear Annie:
1. OUTPOST 2. YUPPIFIED 3. BUCCANEERS 4. DOFF promise. Maybe propose that ing as if this major life change
I come from a close Mid- they start alternating years is a big deal. Im just looking
5. PTERANODON 6. GLOSSY 7. ARIZONA western family. Every other spending vacation at the lake for some validation.
year, we would take a family with you one year and in Aus- Crushed in California
Crossword solution Puzzle on page 11C trip to the lake. As weve got- tralia the next. Also make an
S P R Y P T A D A S I
S A O R T S ten older, the tradition has effort to reach out to your Dear Crushed:
S T O O P I E S L E A M
L E V E I W stayed and grown to include brother-in-law just to see how Im so sorry. You have 100
T I L D A R N A E L R A
E H I G R A new family members. We all hes doing so he feels that hes percent of my validation and
U B P A R G S N I H T C I
W S H T G I L meet up, bringing spouses and important to you. If he would then some.
kids. The problem lies with embrace your family, it might I would encourage you to
my sister and her husband.
N R U E N U Y C I M
O O C I P E
help him feel less homesick. keep looking for a place that
When I first met my broth-
T E C H T S B N O E T I
T O S D S M
allows pets. They can be thera-
er-in-law, he was so nice and Dear Annie:
A R K E T N G M I K
C T O S S L E G N A
peutic. Its especially important
friendly to our family. He is an
R A E I S O A R T C I K N I G
In a recent column, you to take care of yourself during
U D G E D S N N M O D E S S P A I
Aussie, and we were charmed. printed a letter from a man
He raved about how much he a major life trauma, so Im
who didnt like the friends of a
A N N I E S E U A B R S A E B D I S
loved the outdoors and looked glad to hear you have a plan in
woman he started seeing
W I L E I N G R T E E S U M B E L G O
forward to keeping up our tra- place to see your doctor and
recently. You said: therapist. It sounds as if you
E A T E R M A N E T N B I D S O O F
dition. After they got married, If you dont like this girls are taking all the right steps to
L L O H A S S S E A L T N E G Y C
everything changed. The first friends, then my guess is that build a healthier, happier life.
Y O N T S T L O S M D E E I V
year, my sister and her new when you get to know her bet- Just give it time.
A P R I S G C N A K I E T R S K Y C U L
G R E T A A L E S T S L P A S O A L husband said they couldnt ter, you wont like her.
A R A L B U N H A N A E P L E E make the trip because of his Well, maybe, maybe not. Dear Annie:
work (even with two years The situation you describe
R W A R D G F O N S T I A F T D I E R C
notice). The second time I read Tiptoeings com-
may be an evolving process, ments about the practice of
around, it was the same.
A U G A A N T S I N T S A E R N O G
and she may well change for ghosting (leaving a social
They just seem to make
E Q U E W I N S M O A A L S T O H G
the better or worse. It is a hard gathering without saying
every excuse in the book not to
Y S A D S S A A A D M G O U T T E
call at this point. I have seen goodbye) with some amuse-
go. I am the one to whom she some remarkable people
always break the news. I can ment. My wife is the distant
Beaumont
Animal Services Pet of the week hear the disappointment in her
voice as she says they wont
evolve out of an environment
of wacky friends because
opposite, having the obses-
sive need to say goodbye to
some significant other hap- everyone, each goodbye inev-
be making it yet again. pens upon the scene and the
Since the wedding, we pret- itably involving a hug and a
person finally comes to her/his
ty much have never seen him senses. And the wacky friends new conversation about any-
and rarely have seen her. disappear. thing and everything, a ritual
Ive talked to my brothers Don D. I personally find to be annoy-
about this, and they think that ing, if not exasperating. Ive
because our brother-in-laws Dear Annie: learned that when she tells me
parents live in Australia and After 24 years of marriage, shes ready to go, I might as
he rarely gets to see them, he my husband wants to split up. well pour myself one for the
is jealous that our sister lives I have had health issues for a road and get comfortable
so close to her family. Is there few years, and now he says he because I know we have
anything that I can do to make is tired of dealing with them. another 15 minutes to maybe
him come around? We have been living with his an hour, depending upon the
Black Sheeps Sibling parents and our three kids for size of the gathering, before
Maximus, a young male blue heeler approximately 1 1/2 were actually out the door. If
years old, is available for adoption. Hes current on all his about a year and a half. I have
Dear Black Sheeps Sibling: been given a deadline to move she could learn to limit the
vaccinations and neutered. Blue heelers are working dogs, so goodbyes to the hosts, as you
hell need a big yard or, even better, a ranch or farm setting. It sounds as if your brother- out alone. Everyone else is
Heelers are herding dogs, so homes with young children are in-laws true colors came out welcome to stay. suggest, Id be a happy camp-
not recommended. Maximus is alert and watchful and would after the wedding, and theyre I have been trying to find a er. But Im not holding my
be a great guardian for people and property. You can visit sickening shades of green. He place I can afford while stay- breath.
Maximus at Beaumont Animal Services during regular busi- is consumed by envy. This ing near my elderly father. Short on Patience in
ness hours. certainly does not seem like a Moving in with him is not an South Dakota
loving marriage. option. I may have found a
All animals are held at Beaumont Animal Services a minimum of Her husband sounds lets room in a house and am going Dear Short:
24 business hours before becoming available for adoption. Anyone Funny although if your
interested in adopting an animal should fill out an adoption appli- put it kindly less than per- to check it out tomorrow.
cation at www.beaumonttexas.gov or pick up one at 1884 Pine St. fect, but the real question is Suddenly, reality is hitting wifes long goodbyes have
Any rescues that would like to pull an animal, contact BAS at (409) why your sister would allow me. I wont see my kids every you pouring one (or two) for
838-3304. this to go on. I would try talk- day. I wont have my cats, who the road, I hope shes the one
ing to her one-on-one to see are 9 and 13, because I cant driving.
Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016 THE EXAMINER LIVING 13 C

At the end of the ninth inning, the numbers fell off

2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 42
the baseball stadium scoreboard. Add up each teams
runs to see who won the game.
*Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

1 4
1 1 3 1 2
People used to think curve balls were just an
4
illusion. But thanks to technology and the
5
1 3 3 1
science of physics, we now know that a
baseball actually does curve, as much as 18
inches, when thrown by a skilled pitcher. 1
1 2 1 0
DRAGONS: WOLVERINES:

Curve balls start when a pitcher

throws them with topspin. topspin
wind resistance air pressure

TECHNOLOGY
BASEBALL
As the ball PRESSURE
spins, its bottom E N G S C O R E S I
surface moves in SCIENCE
the same direction
air flow Topspin makes the top of the PITCHER Y G O L O N H C E T
in which the air moves. baseball spin in the opposite
direction to the air moving SCORES P N E L G E U N R H
over the balls surface, Wind resistance creates higher air FLIGHT
pressure above the ball which
I R E A I R I E U G
creating wind resistance. CURVE
pushes against the ball, making it T N M B V G P I S I
Pitchers can throw several kinds of pitches to confuse
fly in a curved flight path. PLATE
the batter. Do the math to discover which is which. C E O E D H H C S L
MATH
13: 9: GAME H Y H S T N S S E F
This pitch makes the This ball
ball curve away from curves down Follow the HOME E P L A T E I I R C
the batter. curved
and away
from the WIND R S M B A L L W P S
batter. paths to BALL
10: reach the
This ball drops AIR
suddenly just before baseball.
it reaches home plate.

Baseball Math Fact

Newspaper Find the score of a game. Create a math fact
In Circle One, write three Numbers or number sentence about that score. For
words that describe Look through the example if the Giants beat the Cubs 9 to 3,
Stacy Slugger. In
Circle Two, write
newspaper and the number sentence would be 9 - 3 = 6.
circle five numbers.
three words that Add them up.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Students write and solve number
sentences from problem situations that express relationships
describe her involving addition and subtraction.
sister, Sandy Now look through
Slugger. the newspaper
Where the and find and circle
circles 5 more numbers.
intersect or Add them up. Send your story to:
cross over each
other, write three
Which set of 5
numbers added up
I am thankful
words that
describe both
to the largest sum? for
Stacy and Sandy.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate Complete this
sentence.
information.

This is called a
Deadline: October 23 Published: Week of Nov. 20
Venn diagram. Please include your school and grade.
14 C LIVING THE EXAMINER Sept. 29 Oct. 5, 2016
S av ing Lives in S outheast Tex as for 21 Years

Commitment,
Compassion
& Concern

An Examiner Corporation Publication


The Gift of Life
Who are we and what is our mission?
Dear Reader,
Cancer, like most diseases, is not
convenient.
It doesnt care whether youre
unemployed or not.
It doesnt care if youve just
gone through a divorce or lost
someone you love.
It doesnt care if youre the sin-
gle parent to small children or the
sole caregiver of aging parents.
It doesnt care if your calendar is
full or your pockets are empty.
It doesnt care if you have health
insurance.
It just comes.
And when it does, life as you
know it stops.
Because, more than anything,
cancer is demanding. It demands
your full and complete attention. It
demands that you come up with
money you dont have. It demands
that you get help youre too proud
to ask for. It demands that your
days become a series of appoint-
ments and consultations and treat-
ments. It demands that you drop
2 PUTTING ON THE PINK 2016
everything and fight for your life.
But in Southeast Texas, you dont
have to fight alone.
For more than 20 years, the Gift
of Life has existed for that sole pur-
pose.
When a mother comes to us with
a lump in her breast, worried
because she doesnt have insurance
or the money to pay for treatment,
we provide immediate and free
diagnostic screenings. If cancer is
detected, we navigate her through
treatment at no cost to her. During
her journey, she will have the full
support of knowledgeable and com-
passionate caseworkers who, quite
literally, hold her life together while
she focuses her energy and atten-
tion on getting better. We provide
her access to the Pink Power Net-
work breast cancer support group
so she can share in a sisterhood that
will uplift her when she feels down.
No matter what may come, we will
fight alongside her and then cele-
brate with her when the battle is
won.
The Gift of Life has provided
MISSIO
from pag
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fessiona
services
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who lac
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When
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Gift of Life staff, Executive Committee members and volunteers Run Co
for thos
underserved Southeast Texas wom- We start with middle and high Canc
en with more than 30,000 free school students, teaching them how never b
mammograms, clinical breast to note changes in their bodies and never b
exams and additional diagnostic make healthy lifestyle choices that But wha
tests, when needed, as well as full will reduce their risk of disease. We that surr
access to treatment should cancer participate in health fairs and com- There
be discovered. We also offer trans- munity outreach events to share this Texas. O
portation, bilingual staff and volun- lifesaving information with vulner- that love
teers, childcare and nutritious able populations. We employ trans- If you
snacks. The lives of more than 200 lators who bridge language barri- Than
women have been extended through ers. We even provide educational stand up
the Gift of Lifes tremendous seminars for medical professionals Toget
efforts. so they are better equipped to
But we have not stopped there. extend exceptional care to the entire Since
The Gift of Life strives to edu- community. Regin
cate the community so that cancer We have not and will not stop.
can be prevented or, at the very We will continue to develop key
least, diagnosed at an early stage. See MISSION on page 3
 Tobacco
MISSION
from page 2
partnerships with businesses, corporations, like-mind-
ed organizations, community leaders and health pro-
fessionals so that we can offer unremitting support and
Prevention
services throughout seven Southeast Texas counties.
We will continue to reach out to women and men The fight against cancer
who lack health insurance or cannot afford their high starts with prevention. For more
deductibles because we believe everyone deserves than 10 years, the Gift of Life
these essential healthcare services. has been battling Big Tobaccos
When you help raise money for Gift of Life events claim on the lives of Southeast
and initiatives, you are ensuring that your dollars Texans. As the tobacco industry
has targeted vulnerable popula-
stay local to benefit those in our community who tions and youth with clever
need it most. When you participate in exciting activ- advertising tactics, the Gift of
ities like the Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Life has simultaneously
Run Color Rush, you are demonstrating solidarity increased its efforts to prevent
for those who are in the fight of their lives. tobacco use while also educat-
nd high Cancer will never be a convenient disease. It will ing Southeast Texans on the
em how never be an inexpensive disease. It will certainly healthcare hazards and eco-
never be an experience anyone would wish to have. The Gift of Lifes Dont Smoke Your Life Away initiative has edu-
dies and nomic impact of smoking. cated thousands of adults and youth.
ces that But what cancer can do is open your eyes to the love In 2004, the Gift of Life
ase. We that surrounds you. formed the Dont Smoke and events fortified by the tion works to prevent the ini-
nd com- There is plenty of love to go around in Southeast Your Life Away initiative that National Kick Butts Day ini- tiation of tobacco use, imple-
hare this Texas. Our organization is honored to be a source of has educated thousands of tiative, the Gift of Life is ments tobacco cessation ini-
vulner- that love and an avenue of support for this entire region. adults and youth. The pro- steadily making strides to tiatives, reduces secondhand
y trans- If your fight isnt over, then neither is ours. gram engages media and cre- keep tobacco from the hands smoke exposure and contrib-
e barri- Thank you for continuing to stand with us as we ates educational materials of our children. utes to reductions of tobacco-
cational stand up for those in need. that emphasize the devastat- Recently, the Gift of Life related diseases and deaths. In
ssionals Together, we can make a difference. ing effects of tobacco use. enlisted proactive community honor of National Kick Butts
pped to With presentations for more members and leaders to join Day, the coalition also facili-
he entire Sincerely, than 900 youth at Beaumont its Tobacco Control Coalition tates awareness activities and
Regina Rogers, Nell Morris and Norma Sampson ISD middle and high schools of Southeast Texas. This coali- regional proclamations.
stop.
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 Womens services and screenings GIFT OF LIFE WOMENS HEALTH PROGRAM
Gift of Life pays for all screening and diagnostic costs
Me
2015-2016 WOMENS HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES
In 1994, Gift of Life Founder and Chair Regina Rogers made Gift of Life provides free breast cancer screenings, diagnostic tests Amo
a one-time donation for 500 free mammograms for Southeast
and access to cancer treatment for women in need. ond mo
Texas women with limited financial resources in honor of her ond-lead
of clients rely on Gift of Life as their only
mother, Julie, a breast cancer survivor. This donation has grown 68% source of breast cancer screenings. that 13,
into what is now one of the largest cancer screening initiatives illness a
in Texas.
Each year, the Gift of Life provides clinical breast exams and
18 Women
diagnosed with breast cancer
of clients are between the
82% ages of 40 and 60. 2016, d
when th
mammograms to more than 2,200 women. This year, the Gift of by Gift of Life. In 20
Life expanded its womens healthcare services to include preventa- (January 2015 through June 2016) More Than 2,200 Women Davis t
tive healthcare screenings, such as blood glucose, blood pressure
annually receive Gift of Life mammograms Chair R
and cholesterol. Education regarding breast cancer, skin cancer,
and clinical breast exams. mission
tobacco prevention and nutrition are also offered to encourage PROGRAM IMPACT SINCE INCEPTION cancer s
healthy lifestyle practices that reduce the risk of disease. Durin
Gift of Life ser vices include More Than 30,000 Women annually
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths medical care and educational
among women, impacting every corner of the United States. outreach for women residing in
received Gift of Life mammograms (PSA bl
and clinical breast exams. east Tex
This year, it is estimated that nearly 17,000 women will be diagnosed seven Southeast Texas counties.
with breast cancer and more than 2,500 will die from the disease. More Than 200 Women Orange.
Only early detection can decrease the risk of death from diagnosed with breast cancer by Gift of Life.
glucose
breast cancer. titis C
medical
screenin
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Mens screenings and services
Among American men, prostate cancer is the sec-
ond most commonly diagnosed cancer and the sec- 2015 MENS HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES
ond-leading cause of cancer deaths. It is estimated Providing free medical and educational services to men in seven Southeast Texas
only
that 13,210 men in Texas will be diagnosed with the
illness and 1,520 men will die from this disease in counties at screening sites in Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange.
2016, despite the nearly 100 percent survival rate
when the disease is diagnosed early.
In 2000, following the loss of her uncle Dr. Irving 381 Men screened for Hepatitis C
n Davis to prostate cancer, Gift of Life Founder and
ams Chair Regina Rogers expanded the organizations
mission to include an annual region-wide prostate 327 Men screened for HIV
cancer screening effort for men in need.
During June, Mens Health Month, the Gift of Life
annually provides free prostate cancer screenings
5 Men Men who utilized personal
350 physician consultations
(PSA blood tests) for medically underserved South-
diagnosed with prostate cancer
east Texans at sites in Beaumont, Port Arthur and

e.
Orange. Other free medical services include blood
glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure testing; Hepa- 434 Men
titis C and HIV screenings; and consultations with received prostate cancer screenings
medical professionals to discuss the significance of
screenings and tests results. Clients with abnormal All screening, diagnostic and treatment costs are paid for by Gift of Life
test results are immediately navigated through treat-
ment, as necessary.
8,376 Men
PROGRAM

Since its inception, the Gift of Life has made avail-

able nearly 8,400 free prostate cancer screenings and received prostate cancer screenings
IMPACT

helped extend the lives of 69 men who have been

diagnosed with prostate cancer and whose diagnostic
and cancer treatment costs were entirely underwritten 69 Men
by the Gift of Life. diagnosed with prostate cancer

ore

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 Kurt Plo

Julie Richardson Procter the Rev.

5K Ribbon Run Color Rush
Join the Gift of Life and thou-
sands of Champions of the
Cause as downtown Beaumont
erupts in color Saturday, Oct. 1,
at the sixth annual Julie Rich-
ardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run
Color Rush presented by the
Byrd Law Firm, with title spon-
sors H-E-B and Jasons Deli.
This family friendly event is
the largest Color Rush of its kind
in Southeast Texas, and comes
packed with lively music and
entertainment, blasts of neon
color, an interactive Wellness
Village and a Kiddie Fun Zone.
Most importantly, in a sea of
vibrant color, frilly tutus, garish
wigs and bright, beautiful smiles
is the message on prevention
and treatment. And the cause?
Raising funds and sharing hope
for those affected by breast,
ovarian and other gynecological
cancers.
Although I am currently fac-
ing additional healthcare chal-
lenges, I never lose my hope
and inspiration, said Gift of
Life Co-Chair Sherry Paschal.
I am thankful to be involved
with the Gift of Life.
Our prayers and love are
with Sherry and her family as
she joins me in encouraging
everyone to support this vital
local organization that truly
Calcot
Donal
are pro
cancer
vors an
of the
saves lives and extends love and Agains
compassion to thousands of cer Pro
women and men each year, Cancer
port G
said Gift of Life Co-Chair
Christy Simon. Help us help
the Gift of Life continue its life-
saving efforts by registering for
the 5K, forming a team or
becoming a sponsor.
All funds raised benefit the
Gift of Lifes breast and ovarian
cancer initiatives, which impact
thousands of local women every
year. Along the route, breast and
Men
ovarian cancer educational Corbrielle Boulard and Courtenee Boulard Prost
awareness messages will be
shared to underscore the mis- symptoms of the disease. An im
sion of the event. The event will also recognize Mens H
Following the 5K, a poignant 12 Angels Among Us Honorees, and afte
celebration ceremony, spon- extraordinary champions for the needs t
sored by Previty Clinic for Sur- organizations mission and caregive
gical Care, will emphasize the voices of compassion and sup- The m
Gift of Lifes critical message,
port for women and cancer sur- share th
while honoring the strength and
vivors: Ania Bender; Judy helps to
courage of cancer survivors.
Black; Joanna Clark; Robin Meet
This unique 5K is named in p.m. at
loving memory of Julie Rich- Dauphin; Carol Fernandez;
ardson Procter, a respected local Becky Mason; Patti McSpad-
attorney and devoted Gift of den; Apryl Mensah, MD; Dora
Life board member and volun- Nisby; Penny Sullivan; Lola
teer. Procter passed away six Campbell Wilber; and Karen
years ago after a courageous Wortham.
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 Kurt Ploeger, The Pink Power Networks Zumba group
the Rev. Dean
Calcote and
Donald Taft
are prostate
cancer survi-
vors and part
of the Men
Against Can-
cer Prostate
Cancer Sup-
port Group.

Pink Power Network Breast Cancer Support Group

Men Against Cancer
Prostate Cancer Support Group
An important component of the Gift of Lifes commitment to its
Mens Health Program is to make available support before, during
and after treatment. Men Against Cancer (MAC) addresses these
needs through monthly meetings for prostate cancer survivors,
caregivers, family and friends.
The meetings offer an opportunity for men to meet others who
share their experiences, and speakers providing information that
helps to strengthen recovery through one-on-one support.
Meetings are hosted on the second Tuesday of each month at 6
p.m. at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 680 Calder Ave., Beaumont.
In 2011, the Gift of Life and Baptist Hospitals of South-
east Texas established the Pink Power Network Breast
Cancer Support Group to enhance the continuum of care
for people at all stages of their diagnoses at monthly meet-
ings that feature relevant healthcare topics and speakers.
Conducted by survivors, the gatherings also include medi-
cal professionals who provide essential education and com-
fort to those battling the disease. With an attendance of 30 or
more active participants, these meetings provide a therapeutic
forum for breast cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and
family members to share enriching experiences and hope.
Meetings are hosted on the third Thursday of each Anne Winslow,
month at noon at Baptist Hospital and at 6 p.m. at the Gift RN, MSN, FNP-C,
of Life Office at 2390 Dowlen, Beaumont.
Pink Power
Network Chair

PUTTING ON THE PINK 2016 7

ANGELS AMONG US
Ania Bender
Ania, a longtime Gift of Life board member, is a
dedicated ambassador for the programs Breast
Cancer Initiatives, including the Pink Power
Network Support Group, and a former recipient of the
organizations Spirit of Volunteerism Award. As a breast
cancer survivor, she has firsthand knowledge of the
importance of early detection and, with her husband
Stephen, understands how critical it is to raise funds for
lifesaving cancer education and free screenings and
diagnostic tests for underserved women in need.
Judy Black
A retired teacher and devoted Gift of Life board member since
its inception, Judy, with her husband James, has supported
many community organizations and had a tremendous
impact on the lives of thousands of Southeast Texans. Inspired
by the legacy of her dear friend, the late Julie Richardson
Procter, she has also served as an invaluable
participant on the Ribbon Run steering committee,
offering her insight to ensure the event raises critical
awareness throughout the region.
Joanna Clark
A creative force of enthusiasm and love, Joanna, a
local film and theatre producer, drama coach and
past president of the Southeast Texas Arts Council,
works to enrich the community through the beauty of
artistry. As a five-time cancer survivor and Gift of Life
board member, Joanna, along with her husband, The
Honorable Ron Clark, chief federal judge of the
Eastern District of Texas, passionately supports the
Gift of Lifes mission to save more lives through
early detection.
Mon-Thurs 8 am - 6 pm Friday 8 am - 5 pm Closed Sat & Sun
8 PUTTING ON THE PINK 2016
Robin Dauphin
With a heart of gold and genuine concern for others,
Robin is dedicated to ensuring Southeast Texans receive
critical Gift of Life services. In loving memory of her
father and with her late mother Charline, she helped
establish the Sidney Chief Dauphin Educational
Outreach Initiative, which has conducted more than
1,000 programs and reached 100,000 individuals.
Robins compassion and generosity continue her
mothers benevolent legacy of making a difference in
the region.
Carol Fernandez
As president and chief officer of Catholic Charities, Carol is
deeply committed to relieving the burdens of underserved
Southeast Texans. Her involvement with the Gift of Life has
helped forge a vital partnership in the deliverance of
services to individuals who cannot afford healthcare.
With an outpouring of love and sincere devotion
to blessing the lives of others, Carol serves as a
shining example of the power of faith in action.
Becky Mason
Becky is an extraordinary leader, both in her management of
safety and human resources for Mason Construction, a
leading petrochemical and industrial construction contractor,
and in her commitment to community activism. A longtime
Gift of Life board member, Becky, with her husband Chuck,
gives selflessly of her time, resources and talents to
organizations that improve the lives of others. The
Gift of Life continues to benefit from Beckys
steadfast support, which helps extend the lives of
individuals who cannot afford medical care.
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Patti McSpadden Penny Sullivan
A dedicated Gift of Life board member since its inception and A dedicated Gift of Life board member, Penny, public
further motivated by her late sister-in-law Julie Richardson relations manager at WestRock, is a local champion and
Procters battle with ovarian cancer, Patti, with the support of activist who generously donates her time and expertise
her husband, Floyd, has been a tireless champion for the to impactful projects that uplift and honor women. For
her professional and civic achievements, she was
organization. Honored by the program with the Champion of recognized by the local Pioneering Women
others, the Cause award, she furthers Julies legacy by serving organization with its prestigious annual service
receive as a co-chair of the Ribbon Run steering committee award. Fervently committed to helping others,
of her to help educate more women about the devastating Penny is an invaluable advocate for the Gift of
helped effects of ovarian cancer. Lifes mission to save lives.
cational
re than
viduals.
ue her
Apryl Mensah, MD Lola Campbell Wilber
ence in An accomplished and dedicated radiation oncologist at the Effervescent and beautiful, Lola embodies
remarkable strength and courage as she bravely
Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute of Baptist Hospitals of
battles ovarian cancer, which she discovered
Southeast Texas, Dr. Mensah battles cancer on a daily basis after participating with her daughter Isabelle in the Gift of
and also volunteers her medical expertise at Gift of Life Lifes Ribbon Run two years ago. Throughout her journey,
screenings. Providing compassionate support, she helps the Lola has graciously shared her story in the hopes that
Carol is others will pay attention to the silent symptoms of
organization offer positive healthcare experiences to
rserved ovarian cancer. An outstanding ambassador of the
local individuals who would otherwise lack access cause, Lola willingly gives liberally of her time and
Life has
to comprehensive physician consultations. talents to help save lives.
ance of
lthcare.
evotion Dora Nisby Karen Wortham
ves as a With benevolence, grace, empathy and love, Dora, A pillar of the community, Karen champions causes that
n action. along with her late husband Cleveland, a passionate reflect her genuine concern for others. With her
civil rights leader, has dedicated her lifes work to husband, Jefferson County District Attorney Bob
equal rights and community service. Through diligent Wortham, she tirelessly offers encouragement and love
volunteerism, she has held leadership roles that allow her to for those who are struggling with hardships.
ment of share her mantra of service with the community. A Gift Respected for her faithful philanthropy, Karen has
ction, a of Life executive officer since the programs inception, demonstrated her compassion for medically
ntractor, Dora has been honored by the organization with underserved Southeast Texans through her
ongtime Volunteer of the Year and Program Visionary awards. continuing support of the Gift of Life.
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Right now Im not a survivor; Im a fighter, says Lola Joann
Campbell Wilber, 39, an ovarian cancer patient who is still nosed w
undergoing chemotherapy. of 48,
Lola first learned the subtle symptoms of the disease would
while attending the Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon birthday
Run Color Rush three years ago with her daughter, Isabelle. died of
At the event in 2013, she discovered that she might have a She h
health problem after reading Gift of Life literature. This her own
invaluable information alerted her to early indicators of her Afte
disease. it was
Thanks to the information I received during the Ribbon hematol
Run, I knew what to do how to pay attention to symptoms some a
and follow up, she says. The Gift of Life literally gave work, a
me the information that saved my life! suspicio
Lolas doctor determined that she needed a full hysterec- somethi
tomy. After the surgery, everything came back clear except right b
for microscopic cells in her fluids, Lola says. Her doctor added t
suggested chemotherapy. uterine
We continue to do more and more treatments, and were the histo
working on getting things more stable, she says. I had to what w
take a break for a little bit to let my body bounce back. as well
Treatments are working slowly but surely. Hopefully with- must cro
in the next six months we will be able to move to the pill The b
form of chemo. mia and
Lola has a chemo treatment scheduled for Thursday, God
Sept. 29, but says she will still participate in the Gift of Life prayers,
Ribbon Run on Saturday, Oct. 1. But t
Ill still walk, Lola says. I do chemo and I still go to run for
work. You cant let it stop you. Its part of your life, but not occurred
all of it. Joann
The Gift of Life is an incredible organization that has an mastect
unbelievable focus on its mission, Lola says. her left
They continue to educate and provide care for women rounds
here in Southeast Texas, she says. Whether its a phone days. S
call, a note or card, or navigating them into treatment, they Tamoxi
really want to be there for the women in this community caution.
and strive for that education and awareness. The more you My
know, the better off you are, and the less afraid you are. cer was
You become part of that Gift of Life family instantaneous- she says
ly.
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 Joanne Broussard
Cancer survivor
Joanne Broussard, 68, was diag-
nosed with breast cancer at the age
of 48, about the time when she
would have been celebrating the
birthday of her brother, who had
died of leukemia a few years prior.
She had already had one scare of
her own.
After having a physical at work,
it was recommended that I see a
hematologist because they had seen
some abnormalities in my blood
work, and at the same time, I had a
suspicious mammogram because
something was discovered in my
right breast, says Joanne, who
added that her sister had survived
uterine cancer as well. Because of
the history of cancer in our family,
what was going through my mind,
as well as my family was that we
must cross this road again.
The blood disorder was not leuke-
mia and the lump was only a cyst.
God had already answered my
prayers, she says.
But this was merely a practice
run for the real diagnosis, which
occurred two years later.
Joannes treatment included a
mastectomy and reconstruction of
her left breast, followed by six
rounds of chemotherapy every 21
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I had to help my sister, who was
having her own health issues, take
care of my mother as she battled
breast cancer, then leukemia and
Alzheimers at the same time, she
says.
In 1998, Joanne became involved
with the Gift of Life when Jon
Huntsman, Sr., founder of the Hunts-
man Corporation, partnered with the
nonprofit to provide free mammo-
grams and prostate screenings in
Jefferson County. Joanne was a
Huntsman Corporation employee.
Mr. Huntsman found out about
my battle with breast cancer and
asked me to stand with him at a
press conference as he announced Cancer survivor Joanne Broussard (right) with her husband Roy Broussard.
his initiative in conjunction with Married for 47 years, they have two sons and two granddaughters.
Gift of Life, she says. Shortly
after, I received a call from our such a wonderful man. The words faced with the dreaded disease of
plant managers secretary inform- he shared about the Huntsman Can- cancer, she says, modestly.
ing me that I had been asked to cer Institute being a beacon of hope Joanne was declared cancer-free
serve on the board of Gift of Life. for the future will always remain after finishing chemotherapy in
The invitation Huntsman extend- with me. August 1998.
ed to join him at the press confer- Equally monumental for Joanne It was so liberating to be able to
ence to announce his initiative in was to receive the Spirit of Volun- say that I was cancer-free after
conjunction with Gift of Life was a teerism award from the Gift of Life fighting the disease, she says.
tremendous honor, she says. for commitment, enthusiasm and Last year was her first time par-
A few months later, Mr. Hunts- passion. She received the award on ticipating in the Julie Richardson
man extended an invitation for both January 31, 2013, she says. In 2015, Procter 5K Ribbon Run Color Rush.
my husband and me to join him in she was honored as one of the The excitement and enthusiasm
Salt Lake City, Utah, along with Angels Among Us, champions for such a worthwhile cause is like
other cancer survivors from all over for the Gift of Lifes mission and none Ive ever seen, she says. I
the world, to celebrate the dedica- voices of compassion and support will again participate this year as a
tion of the Huntsman Cancer Insti- for breast and ovarian cancer survi- volunteer. Gift of Life is my pas-
tute, Joanne continues. vors and all women. sion. Not only does it educate, it
He again asked me to join him
at the podium while the entire world
I was just doing what Im most
passionate about, inspiring and
provides screening and promotes
healthy lifestyles. It encourages and
was watching. No words can encouraging others and giving gives hope, support and love to
explain my heartfelt appreciation of hope, support and love to those those battling this dreaded disease.
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Each Valentines Day, the Gift of Life honors those impacted by cancer reduce c
at its Survivors Celebration, a poignant event that commemorates life, The G
love and survivorship. detectio
In 2016, nearly 500 guests, including more than 150 cancer survivors, tate, tes
recognized the tremendous courage of those who have fought valiantly in logical c
the battle against cancer at the event dedicated in loving memory to Mary inform
Jane Garth and generously supported by Total and ExxonMobil. adoptin
Featured guest speaker, renowned author and breast cancer survivor enough
Geralyn Lucas, who was treated at the age of 27 for triple negative breast changes
cancer more than 20 years ago and wrote Why I Wore Lipstick to my
Mastectomy and Then Came Life: Living with Courage, Spirit and
Gratitude After Breast Cancer, brought the audience to laughter and
tears with her touching yet humorous stories of perseverance. Recalling
emotional experiences that resonated with survivors who had shared
similar fears and challenges, Lucas frequently applauded the Gift of Life
and the hospitality of Southeast Texans.
The heartwarming celebration and luncheon also honored three
Champions of the Cause whose extraordinary commitment to the Gift
of Life has made a profound difference in the region.
Winners for Life, a Port Arthur-based breast cancer awareness organi-
zation, received the Julie Rogers Spirit of Love award. Gift of Life
Board Member Karen Fontenot was recognized as the Volunteer of the
Year for her dedicated service to the organization. Additionally, Philpott
Motors General Manager Bob Thewman was honored with the Georgie
Volz Shine a Light Award to recognize his many years of sustained
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Impacting the lives of more than 100,000
adults and youth since its inception, the Gift of
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Educational Outreach Program provides exten-
sive awareness information and materials to
emory of individuals, empowering them to take charge
et Garth, of their health.
Through the generous support of their lov-
ing daughter, Robin, in honor of these compas-
sionate philanthropists, this far-reaching pro-
gram travels to high schools, churches and
community groups to encourage healthy deci-
sions, activities and habits that can greatly
y cancer reduce cancer risks.
tes life, The Gift of Life shares the message of early
detection as the key to survival of breast, pros-
rvivors, tate, testicular, lung, ovarian and other gyneco-
antly in logical cancers. Additionally, educational efforts
to Mary inform young adults about the importance of
adopting healthy habits while maintaining
survivor enough awareness of their bodies to recognize
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More than 1,500 guests got groovy and said Peace out to prostate
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event, sponsored by South Texas Ford Dealers and benefiting the organi-
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The Party of the Year heightened awareness of the Gift of Lifes exten-
sive healthcare and cancer educational outreach efforts, and also spot-
lighted the extraordinary humanitarian service of its four honorees: Com-
missioner Everette Bo Alfred; J. Denton Harris, IV, M.D.; Joe Tortorice
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Coordinated by Karen Fontenot, Claudia Gentile, Charlotte Mains and
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